I'll be on the television show, Better KC, on KCTV 5 November 2, at 9 am making this easy, healthy Thanksgiving salad with seasonal fruits and kale. You can find me the next day at The Kansas City Store, Kansas City Store on the Plaza, 314 Ward Parkway, KCMO 64112, Saturday, Nov. 3rd, doing a book signing from 1:30-3:30.
Fall
Kale Salad
Seasonal, local, fall flavors like pears, apples and cranberries
lend themselves so well to those traditional rich, savory dishes and sauces,
and desserts. However, they also taste great in lighter dishes — dishes you can
feast on, relatively guilt-free.
This kale dish is light, healthier, but full of seasonal
goodness with kale, pears, apples, cranberry and pumpkin seeds. I hate throwing
out leftover salad that wilts from the dressing. The kale here stands up to the
dressing, and you can save the leftovers for the next day! By tossing the fruit
with the vinaigrette, it prevents browning and you can do the chopping and prep
well in advance of the meal, making it easier on you, too.
1 bunch kale, leaves torn finely, discard stems
2 apples, diced
1 pears, diced
4 figs, quartered, optional
1/2 lemon, juice
1/4 cup craisins
1/4 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
Dressing
3 Tbs. cranberry sauce (yes, the canned stuff!)
3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
3 Tbs. olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 lemon, juice
The day before Thanksgiving, wash the kale and remove the stems.
Tear into small pieces, and dry in a salad spinner. Store in a plastic bag, in
the vegetable crisper of the fridge, with a paper towel tucked in the bag to
absorb excess moisture. Add the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries together in
a small container.
Three hours before dinner, whisk the salad dressing together.
Chop the apples and pears. Squeeze half the lemon over them to help prevent
browning. Folding apple and pear into the dressing also prevents browning.
Store in the refrigerator.
Before dinner, place the
kale on a platter, blend the dressing and fruit again in case the oil has
separated. Toss the kale with the fruit and dressing. Sprinkle the pumpkin
seeds and dried cranberries on top. This should just take minutes.
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