Kale “Caesar” Salad

(from Metro Cooks’s recipe box)

Source: Michael Simon

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: Salad Dressing

Ingredients

  • SALAD:
  • 5 cups shredded baby kale
  • 3 breakfast radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • Kosher salt
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup toasted breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. For the salad:

  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the kale, radishes and fennel.

  3. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, zest and a pinch of salt, and toss to combine. Set aside.

  4. For the dressing:

  5. Add a pinch of salt to a large wooden salad bowl.

  6. Rub the inside of the bowl with the garlic clove, using the salt as an abrasive.

  7. Add the anchovy and mash with the back of a spoon.

  8. Add the yolk and olive oil, and whisk to combine.

  9. Add the kale mixture to the dressing and toss to coat.

  10. For the topping:

  11. Mix the breadcrumbs with the Parmesan and parsley, and sprinkle on top of the salad.

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