Lemon-Garlic Kale Salad

After the thick stems are removed and the kale is washed, the easiest way to end up with a slaw is to: stack the leaves, then roll tightly and hold with one hand, and slice thinly with the other hand. My mother taught me how to do this with collard greens and it is also an effective method with Kale or any leafed green you want to slice.

Wow, that's a lot of oil. I make a salad very similar to this, but use equal parts oil and lemon, plus a small amount of honey or sugar, and a dash of salt. Since kale is in the cabbage family, it's best to add the dressing several hours before to let the kale soften and absorb the lemon. Dried cranberries, avacado or blue cheese also make good additions.

This is an amazing dish. It's a jolt to my tastebuds and is the best light dinner dish. I slightly modified this. I didn't have almonds so I chopped up the stems and sautéed them in olive oil with the garlic that had steeped in the lemon salt mixture. I cut the garlic up finely and after it slightly browned and the stems got a little softer, I tossed them into the salad. Let me know how that works for you.

I loved the combo of ingredients. I think it calls for too much olive oil. Start with 3/4 cup and go from there to taste.
Right now this is my favorite salad.

I love the recipe but changed it a lot for our taste, less oil, less nuts, less almonds

* 1/2 cups sliced almonds
* 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 to 4 lemons)
* Kosher salt
* 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
* 4 cloves garlic, crushed with the flat side of a knife, peeled and left whole (place in oil for at least an hour)
* 1 buch of DinoKale, washed and then cut into thin strips (remove the center stem).
* 1 cups freshly grated Parmesan

To all the cooks who write that it is too much olive oil - did you not read that the step 4 direction is to add HALF the dressing, toss & taste, then add more if you think it needs it. Approximately 3/4 cup of dressing for all that kale does not seem to be too much. And you have a nice 3/4 cup or so of dressing left for something else later.

This is my favorite salad! I make it for one most days - I skip the parm and add chickpeas and avocado for a little boost. Easy and delicious

Important to massage kale after cutting into strips. In bowl, squeeze in hands, then again, until you see & feel change. Kale will be softer and more intense color.

I have made this many times, but never with that much olive oil: this can actually be a healthy dish . I only hope the 1 1/2 cups is a typo. If you throw the sliced kale into a non stick pan you will find that the non stick repels the oil so you can use a TB or less. Just keep tossing and massaging the kale until it concedes. Then gently add the other ingredients, like maybe cutting back on the 1.5 cups of parm as well. Good Lord.

I used pine nuts instead of almonds and a little less olive oil as most have agreed. Rather than keep the dressing and kale separate, I dressed all the greens and for next day's lunch had beautifully wilted, yet still crunchy greens. I had leftover dressing and used to sautee a chicken breast as a protein to serve over the salad.

I have also added Dijon Mustard and minced garlic to the basic recipe. Toasted pine nuts are nice. Parmesan ribbons made by peeling parmesan give a very nice appearance, tossing in before serving. I combine the dressing (minus nuts and cheese) with the kale in a plastic bag and then massage the kale and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. The cheese and nuts are then added to the salad before serving.

I usually soak the kale for a couple hours with a little sea salt and massage it to soften it first and I use about half the dressing, almonds and cheese to save calories, 412 calories for a salad is excessive, I eat this at least 3 times a week and totally love it!

Instead of nuts, I added whole wheat bread crumbs just before tossing. Also, I added red pepper flakes which gives it a kick. I like to shred the kale leaves also.

I used 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup parmesan, and 1/2 cup almonds. LOVED it.

Great salad but one ends up with easily 2x the amount of dressing it needs so halving that and saving a lemon is a good idea although my kids love the dressing on regular salads. It would also benefit from the addition of sliced apples of something else a little more sweet