The Trouble with Kale or Chop Chop Salad to the Rescue

Hi,

I hope you have had a good week. I'm going to be terribly untrendy, unpolitically correct, and not cool, but I admit it... I haven't really been able to jump on the Kale Bandwagon. I know that everyone has extolled the deliciousness of Kale Chips. But, I tried them twice this summer and to be honest, they were just okay. Maybe I didn't have a good recipe?

I also cooked kale like I cook broccoli rabe and I like the way the broccoli rabe taste better than the kale. I have put kale in soup and it's okay.

But, yesterday while I was picking up my weekly CSA share there was another woman who confessed to not being on the kale bandwagon. I guess I should have come clean as well, but I didn't say anything. Anyway, Kathy suggested making a salad out of the kale that sounds like (insert drum roll here) Chop chop Salad! Yes, the awesome Chop Chop Salad comes to rescue kale. So, I rushed home and made Chop Chop Salad with the kale and it was delicious.

1 large bunch of kale, washed and very thinly sliced

Carefully wash the kale and then stack the kale up. Make very very thin slices across the leaf to make thin slices of kale.  Place in large bowl.

Juice from one lemon and one lime
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons honey

Mix the 3 ingredients together and pour over the kale. Toss to coat well.

1 apples, cut in long thin matchstick pieces (don't get too hung up they don't have to be perfect)
1 red onion, very thinly sliced
1/2 cup dates, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper

Mix the above ingredients into the kale. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper.

1/4 cup salted almonds

Sprinkle with almonds.

There you have it. Something with kale, that I think is delicious. Now I can be cool too, although I still don't think kale chips are the next great invention after sliced bread.

Hugs,
Mameekosan