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Ode to My Apple Tree Kale Salad

Name: Ode to My Apple Tree Kale Salad
Yield: Makes 2 large portions
Ingredients: 1/2 bunch Fresh Kale - I like dinosaur, but any variety is good; 1 tart yet sweet crispy apple, peeled and chopped into bite sized pieces; 1/3 cup shelled pistachio nuts; 1 small handful shaved Parmesan cheese, or another hard cheese of your choice; juice of 1/2 lemon; 2 tablespoons Olive oil or other good nut oil; 1/2 teaspoon honey; Kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

by: Bevi

October 14, 2011

4.5

2 Ratings

Makes 2 large portions

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Author Notes

After a 3-year fruit drought, our apple tree produced a bounty of fruit this year. Our apples may not be the most gorgeous you have ever seen, but they are firm, sweet yet tart, and wonderful for baking, making sauce, and eating. I have made countless apple crisps this season, lots of applesauce to freeze, and an apple a day goes into every salad I assemble. The skin is mottled and barely presentable to the consumer's eye, but I love love love that we have a tree in our yard that is giving us such a gift. My other love of this season is local kale that is crisp and just screams healthy. Every day for weeks I have made a kale salad for lunch, puffing up my chest while thinking of the nutritional density of this glorious vegetable. This salad is meant to give my two loves equal billing, with just a little crunch of nut and a sprinkle of cheese to complete the taste. —Bevi

Ingredients

For the Salad
¹/₂ bunch Fresh Kale - I like dinosaur, but any variety is good
1 tart yet sweet crispy apple, peeled and chopped into bite sized pieces
¹/₃ cup shelled pistachio nuts
1 small handful shaved Parmesan cheese, or another hard cheese of your choice

For the Salad Dressing
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons Olive oil or other good nut oil
¹/₂ teaspoon honey
Kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions

Prepare the kale. Wash the leaves, and remove the large vein in the middle of each leaf. Gather up the leaves and slice into thin ribbons. Add to a salad bowl.
Add the chopped apples, the pistachios, and the shaved cheese to the kale.
Mix the salad dressing ingredients until emulsified, pour on salad, and toss. Serve as a meal, or with a soup and a slice of good bread.

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4 Reviews

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GreasySpoon October 24, 2011

We love kale and my neighbor has the apple trees so I will try this soon. It looks really good.

Bevi October 27, 2011

Thanks GS, apples and kale really go together well. Enjoy!

Bevi October 14, 2011

I got the ingredients and steps in, and now am working on photos!