Recipe: Delicious Kale Citrus Salad

Kale Citrus Salad. All I can tell you is, this salad is an absolute triumph. Gorgeous kale, creamy/tangy dressing, slightly spicy jalapenos, chunks of citrus, and nice bites of goat cheese to give it some serious decadence. Note: The original salad at Delphine came with shrimp, too…but that was just incidental.

It utilizes some of winter's most gorgeous and nutrient-rich produce and is both delicious and customizable. To make it a complete meal, add your protein of choice - quinoa, sunflower seeds, and roasted pecans are a few of my favorites. This kale citrus salad is delicious, flavorful, tangy, sweet, and so easy to make. You can have Kale Citrus Salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kale Citrus Salad

1. Prepare of kale, leaves torn off stalks.
2. It's of orange juice (freshly squeezed preferred).
3. Prepare of olive oil.
4. Prepare of sugar.
5. Prepare of garlic, pressed or grated.
6. You need of kosher salt.
7. You need of freshly ground pepper.
8. It's of plain greek yogurt (heaping tbsp).
9. You need of tangerines, peeled and cut into chunks.
10. You need of jalapeno, seeded and sliced very thin.
11. You need of goat cheese.

Kale and Citrus Salad A bright, flavorful, and not too heavy winter salad combines some of the best cold-weather flavors—kale, orange, and pumpkin seeds—with sweet honey and airy ricotta. Kale Salad with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries! Topped with feta cheese, glazed walnuts and a super simple homemade citrus olive oil dressing. This salad can make anyone a kale fan.

Kale Citrus Salad instructions

1. Grab bunches of the kale leaves and use a sharp knife to thinly slice them. Keep going until you have a big pile of finely shredded kale in a large salad bowl..
2. Make the dressing by combining the orange juice, olive oil, sugar, garlic and salt and pepper to taste in a small jar that has a cover. Shake vigorously until combined, then add the yogurt and shake again until it's nice and creamy..
3. Toss the kale with about half of the dressing for a minute or so, then add the citrus pieces and jalapeno slices. Toss again until combined. Add a little more dressing if it needs it. Note: Extra dressing can be stored in the fridge and used for any salad..
4. At the last minute, break goat cheese into chunks with a fork and toss it into the salad. Serve immediately and enjoy!.

Add oil in a slow steady stream, whisking constantly until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top salad with citrus, and sprinkle with cheese. This Kale Salad Recipe with Citrus and Avocado is a must for dreary February. I know everyone says that January is the longest month ever, but February always seems to drag on forever.