Warm Kale Salad Recipe

If you’re looking for a hearty and delicious veg-centric entrée, this Warm Kale Salad is just what the flavor doctor ordered. Featuring crispy bacon, piquant shallots, sweet roasted red peppers, and the most lick-the-bowl-tasty honey dijon vinaigrette, this recipe for wilted kale salad is nutritious, delicious, and the perfect way to introduce your family to this lovely leafy green.

Read on to get all of my tips for sautéing and cooking kale for salad; plus, some of my favorite ways to serve this hot kale.

Ingredients:

Warm Kale Salad:

12 strips Bacon - diced

4 large Shallots – peeled, sliced into thin rings, and separated

3 whole Roasted Red Peppers – medium diced

2 large Cloves Garlic - minced

12 packed Cups Fresh Kale – washed, dried, stems removed & chopped

½ Cup Walnuts - roasted and salted

½ Cup Parmesan Cheese – grated

Salt and Pepper - to taste

Optional Mix-ins: Sliced Mushrooms, Halved Cherry Tomatoes, Pomegranate Arils, Microgreens

Honey Dijon Vinaigrette:

4 tsp Dijon Mustard

2 ½ tsp Honey

2 TBS White Balsamic Vinegar (substitute: apple cider vinegar)

½ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

¼ tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

½ tsp EACH: Sea Salt and Cracked Black Pepper - or more to taste)