AUTUMN KALE SALAD WITH WARM APPLE CINNAMON BALSAMIC + CRANBERRY WALNUT CLUSTERS
Ingredients
2 bunches kale (curly kale works best)
2 apples (sliced or diced)
cranberry walnut clusters (see below)
apple cinnamon balsamic dressing (see below)
APPLE CINNAMON BALSAMIC DRESSING
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp oil (walnut, olive, grapeseed, avocado)
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 tsp + pinch cinnamon
pinch salt
CRANBERRY WALNUT CLUSTERS
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp sugar
Preparation
1
Wash your kale and tear the leaves from the stem into medium sized pieces. Place in a large bowl
2
Blend all your dressing ingredients together. You can either warm it in a small sauce pan or in a microwave safe bowl
3
CRANBERRY WALNUT CLUSTERS
4
In a medium skillet, melt the sugar over medium heat
5
** NOTE: be careful as it could burn quickly
6
Once the sugar starts to liquify, add the cranberries (see notes!) and walnuts, remove from heat, and stir to coat them with the sugar.
7
SALAD
8
Pour the dressing over the kale and with your hands massage the kale with the dressing until the leaves turn soft and a dark green hue (about 3-5 minutes)
9
**NOTE: remember you warmed it up, so be careful not to burn yourself!
10
Top the salad with the sliced/diced apples + cranberry walnut clusters
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About
Who says salads are for summer?! The warm apple cinnamon balsamic dressing is as dreamy as it sounds and is super simple to make. The apples give it a nice sweetness, as do the cinnamon cranberry walnut clusters- which by the way are also easy to make.
Yield:
2 Salads
Added:
Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 8:10am
