Luckily, kale grows crazy well up here in the Pacific Northwest! Unluckily though, most people don't eat much of it because it isn't really a food one craves but you are in luck, I have a GREAT kale salad recipe that I can say I crave every summer.
At Red Planet Farm, we grow kale pretty much year-round so make sure you pick some up at our Ferndale Public Market booth. It is a great salad to take to a BBQ this summer!
All Hail the Kale Salad
Created by Emily Marrs
serves 6-8
INGREDIENTS
Salad:
2T sesame seeds
1/2c slivered almonds
4 green onions, chopped
2 packs of Thai Kitchen rice noodle snack-thingies (I like green onion and garlic vegetable)
About 15 leaves of kale
Dressing:
The 2 packs of seasoning/oil from your noodle snack-thingies
3T agave or sugar
1/3c oil
2T balsamic vinegar
METHOD
1. Crush the noodles in their package, put into a small sauce pan, and cover with water.
2. Boil the noodles for about 5 min until parboiled. Drain and rinse. Set aside.
3. Strip your kale of leaves and chop roughly.
4. Mix kale, seeds, nuts, onions, and noodles in a big bowl.
5. Mix the dressing together in a small jar and shake well.
6. Pour dressing over kale mixture and toss.
7. Eat right away or cold....it is supergood the 2nd day too! YUM!
We will have a list of what we will be taking to the Ferndale Public Market this week here soon too!
- Emily
