Kale Apple Salad

Kale salad is a favorite of mine and this Kale Apple Salad is perfect for Fall and Winter, perhaps even for your Thanksgiving meal. I added Craisins to the salad and like the addition. I ate the leftovers 2 days later and the entire salad, including the apples were perfect.

Kale Apple Salad

INGREDIENTS:

• Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp of Whole Grain Mustard
  • 2 Tbsp of Champagne Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp of Honey
  • Salt and Pepper
• Salad:
  • 1 Bunch of Kale, leaves removed from the stem and leaves cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup of Toasted Chopped Walnuts
  • 1/4 cup Craisins (optional)
  • 1/2 cup of Goat Cheese Crumbles (I used Feta)
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. To make the dressing, add all the dressing ingredients in a jar, close it tightly with a lid and shake for about 30 seconds, set aside.
2. Add the freshly washed and trimmed kale leaves to a large bowl, add about one tablespoon of olive oil and using clean hands, massage the kale (kind of scrunching it in your hands) for about 1 minute.
3. Add the slices of apple, toasted walnut, touch of salt and pepper and the dressing. Give everything a good gentle toss and right before serving, top with the goat cheese (or feta) crumbles.

Recipe from LauraintheKitchen