Chopped kale salad
J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 2.3K likes · 100.6K views · 10 min video
Read about kale in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
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Techniques
- Lassenado kale
- olive oil
Massage the kale with a little olive oil and let it sit to tenderize.
Massaging kale: oil, not vinegar, wilts greens
- red peppers
- american cucumber
Stand the red pepper upright and cut around the core in planks, leaving pith, seeds and top behind; cut into chunks.
Peel the cucumber in strips, split, remove the seeds and cut into chunks.
- cherry tomatoes
Add cherry tomatoes; for a less watery salad salt them ahead, let sit and drain.
- marinated chickpeas
- sherry vinegar
- red onion
- dill
Add chickpeas marinated a couple of days in sherry vinegar, olive oil, red onion and dill.
- sunflower seeds
- yogurt ranch
Add sunflower seeds and yogurt ranch dressing and toss by hand.
Sunflower seeds and the ranch toss
Arrange the bits and pieces on top so they show. It keeps dressed in the fridge for a day or more.
Plating and why it is on the menu