AUTUMN KALE SALAD WITH WARM APPLE CINNAMON BALSAMIC + CRANBERRY WALNUT CLUSTERS
By: Gina Fontana
Published: Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 8:10am

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

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.