{"id":15900,"date":"2012-09-24T13:24:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15900"},"modified":"2012-09-24T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T17:24:27","slug":"keep-it-simple-kale-salad-with-walnuts-and-parmesan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/09\/keep-it-simple-kale-salad-with-walnuts-and-parmesan\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep It Simple: Kale Salad with Walnuts and Parmesan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15902\" title=\"Kale Salad\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> I love having salads at lunch but sometimes I need to mix things up a little bit to keep from getting bored.<\/p>\n<p>Salads are great but can get a little stale after a while.<\/p>\n<p>Since I love greens and they have been plentiful at the farmer&#8217;s market lately, I decided to use some kale to make a simple salad for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have exact measurements for the dressing because the amount is dependent on how much kale you have and how much dressing you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>We lean more towards &#8220;lightly dressed&#8221; salads verses heavier dressed salads so the amount I used for this dressing wasn&#8217;t much. \u00a0The amounts listed below are guesstimations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Kale Salad with Walnuts and Parmesan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Big Bunch of Kale, stemmed and ripped into bite-sized peices<\/li>\n<li>Walnuts<\/li>\n<li>Grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Dressing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 C Balsamic Vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 TBSP Whole Grain Mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 TBSP Maple Syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 TBSP Olive Oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a large deep bowl add the kale. \u00a0Mix the dressing ingredients together and pour over the kale. \u00a0Toss to coat, cover, and place in fridge for at least an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Portion out into bowls, sprinkle with crushed walnuts and grated parmesan. \u00a0Serve and enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15901\" title=\"Kale Salad\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kale_salad.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s best to let the kale sit in the dressing for a good bit of time. \u00a0The vinegar helps break down the kale (which can be quite chewy when raw) and remove some of the bitterness from the leaves.<\/p>\n<p>I tend to put this salad together early in the morning and then when lunchtime rolls around all I have to do is portion it out! \u00a0It&#8217;s ready to go when we are ready to eat.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s even better as leftovers!<\/p>\n<p>You certainly can up the protein by adding in some salmon, an egg, or even leftovers from a previous meal. \u00a0The kale provides a nice base for whatever you would like to add to it. \u00a0A favorite addition here is salmon and white beans.<\/p>\n<p><em>Remember meals don&#8217;t have to be complicated or time consuming in order to be satisfying!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love having salads at lunch but sometimes I need to mix things up a little bit to keep from getting bored. Salads are great but can get a little stale after a while. Since I love greens and they have been plentiful at the farmer&#8217;s market lately, I decided to use some kale to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23,34],"tags":[36,49,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-48s","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}