Thursday, April 16, 2015

EwE - Tuscan Kale Salad


For Eating with Ellie today, Kayte chose Tuscan Kale Salad from p41 of Weeknight Wonders.

I have never cooked with kale before, and I have to say, I wasn't a big fan - it tasted a lot like grass, even with the lovely raisins and toasted pinenuts.   (For some background, I am not a green salad girl.)

To make it more palatable, I served it with yesterday's WWDH spaghetti, making it just another green leaf in the spaghetti.

To see what the others thought of this dish, visit the LYL section of the EwE website.
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8 comments:

  1. SarahApril 16, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    Ah! That is too bad. I think it tastes better if you massage it a little more. It still tastes like a green leaf, though, of course. So maybe kale is not your best salad choice. No worries, there are plenty more leaves in the garden, eh!

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  2. KariApril 16, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    I like cooked kale, but generally more through stir fry cooking and with some seasoning...it's hard to know if I'd like this or not but it sounds appealing with the sultanas!

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  3. PeggyApril 16, 2015 at 10:11 PM

    I too am not a kale fan so i subbed some other greens. But this was an easy and flavorful salad!

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  4. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaApril 16, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    I have to be in the mood for kale which I must admit isn't that often! :P

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  5. Johanna GGGApril 16, 2015 at 11:22 PM

    I am not much of a green salad girl - have tried kale salad at home and not quite got it but have had a few when I have been at cafes that I have really loved and I think the trick is to get a really good dressing - don't quite understand the whole massaging thing. I keep hoping one of these days I will make one at home that I love as I do love to cook with kale

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  6. ChayaApril 17, 2015 at 2:29 AM

    I do like kale but you are not alone, in our group, in not liking kale. That said, I had spinach in the house and used it, in place of the kale.

    Try it some time with other greens and you may like it better.

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  7. BethApril 17, 2015 at 3:43 AM

    I do like green salads, but I like kale a lot more when it's cooked in any way. Raw kale is not one of my favourites.

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  8. KayteApril 30, 2015 at 11:58 PM

    Well you are a good sport for playing along! I had never had it or cooked with it before either, and it turns out we really loved it. I had heard that one needs to massage the kale with the dressing to tenderize it so I did that for about a minute and it turned out really good. That said, we are salad lovers here, so the chances of us liking it were good going into the whole deal. :-) Thanks for giving it a try!

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