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Kale and cannellini bean salad with creamy citrus white bean dressing and cheese frico

The Culinary Institute of America · 6 min video

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • 3 cup lasagna kale
  • fennel
Remove the kale stems and cut it into a very thin chiffonade, about a quarter inch, to make about three cups; season with a little salt and a touch of lemon juice.
Chiffonade of kale
  • salt
  • lemon juice
  • fresh carrot
Grate the carrot. Remove the fennel stem and core and slice it as thin as possible with a mandolin or a sharp knife.
  • cannellini beans
  • edamame
Add the cannellini beans and edamame and set the undressed salad aside.
  • lemon juice
  • lemon zest
  • lime juice
  • Dijon mustard
  • cannellini beans
  • 1 tbsp shallot
  • water
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
Blend the lemon juice, lemon zest, lime juice, Dijon mustard, cannellini beans and about a tablespoon of shallot, thinning with water if necessary; stream in olive oil while running and season with salt and pepper.
  • Parmesan or Pecorino cheese
With the oven preheated to 350 degrees, grate Parmesan or Pecorino finely into small thin mounds on a silpat.
Bake about 8 to 10 minutes until light brown, not darker; let cool, then lift off.
  • pumpkin seeds toasted with tamari
Dress only the salad to be served, add a little dressing to the plate, and top with tamari-toasted pumpkin seeds and the frico.
Dressing and plating