I don't like kale - but this was soooo good- Corn Kale Salad w Chili Lime dressing

Wow, this does look good! When it's my turn to bring salad to our fellowship gathering...

...I'm going to make this one!

I'm going through a large bottle every week or so of Chile Garlic Sauce. The dressing is another good use for it.

Thanks!

Michael

 
Tess, tenderizing the kale is now a given for me. It makes all the difference in the world.

If I buy a bagged salad with chunks of fresh kale mixed in with softer greens, it never tastes as good. I prefer to cut my own rather than deal with precut kale. That way I get all the stems out and then crush by hand (with some dressing) to tenderize.

I also temper fresh onion, using a slightly simpler method: 2 cups of boiling water, 2 tsp of vinegar and soak the sliced red onion for 10 minutes. But this recipe sounds like it adds more to the overall taste.

Picking up a red onion now!

 
tenderizing kale

I was just reading in Cook's Illustrated that the new way to tenderize is throw it in your mixer bowl and let it whirl until tenderized enough for you

 
I tracked down where I saw it...CI Sep/Oct issue in Quick Tips

The kale and dressing are added to the stand mixer bowl then run on low speed using the paddle attachment. This breaks down the cell walls of the kale which tenderizes it.

 
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