Kale Salad with Dried Peaches and Balsamic Dressing
This bright green salad is loaded with all kinds of good-for-you ingredients. Tender kale, shaved brussels sprouts, dried peaches, toasted almonds and parmesan cheese, all dressed with the easiest balsamic vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch curly kale, stems removed and leaves chopped
- 1 cup brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed, stems removed, and sliced thin You can also use a food processor to shave brussels sprouts
- 6 ounce bag of dried peaches chopped in small pieces, about 1 cup
- 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1/4-1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese optional
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Balsamic Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- splash of Worcestershire
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey optional
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by removing kale from the stems. Chop and place in a large bowl. Add lemon juice and 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil over the greens. Using your hands, massage leaves until they feel tender and turn a bright green.
- Add shaved brussels sprouts, dried peaches, toasted almonds and parmesan cheese.
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until slightly thickened. Remove smashed garlic.
- Pour all the dressing over the salad and gently toss to coat. Serve right away or keep chilled until ready to eat.
Notes
Make ahead- This salad can be made 1 day in advance. Assemble salad and keep dressing separate until ready to consume.
Dried fruit- Use whatever kind of dried fruit you like in this salad. Craisins, apricots mangos and dried cherries all work well.
Nuts- Toasted pine nuts, pistachios, pecans and walnuts are all great nuts to add to this salad.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.