Recipes Sides & Snacks No. 27

Massaged Kale Salad

Name: Massaged Kale Salad
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 9 oz kale, stems removed, finely sliced; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp good olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup parmesan or pecorino, shaved; 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts or almonds

Massaging kale with salt and lemon transforms it from tough to tender. A salad that actually keeps for days.

Grows from Kale

Fig. 01 · Massaged Kale Salad Sides & Snacks

Serves

Prep

15m

Difficulty

Easy

What you'll need

Ingredients

Serves 4

9 oz kale, stems removed, finely sliced
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp good olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup parmesan or pecorino, shaved
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts or almonds

How it comes together

Method

Put sliced kale in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, olive oil and salt.
Massage vigorously for 3-4 minutes with clean hands until kale is softened, darkened and reduced in volume by half.
Leave to rest 10 minutes. Top with cheese and nuts before serving.

From the kitchen

Tips

This is one of the few salads that genuinely improves overnight. Make it ahead.

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