Okay, are you ready? This parmesan pistachio kale salad has merely 4 meals earlier than you upload the dressing. Just four! Kale. Parmesan. Pistachios. Olive oil. (
That’s it!
Of course, I make it a leeeeeettle extra complex by means of means of making a speedy creamy parmesan dressing, and whereas it's SO nice (and made with greek yogurt! #goodforus) and delicious on the salad, you may possibly use one other dressing you get pleasure from that's already made. Or you may fully simply use the olive oil, upload a contact extra salt and pepper, and be done!
SO FAST.
This is the highest quality kale part salad. The simplest one. I’m saying it!
And so proper in taste simply due to the fact whereas it’s delicious on its own, it also isn’t tremendous overpowering with anyone flavor. Which makes it an quality part to dish to, well… anything!
Annnnd. If you’re no longer into pistachios, one other fabulous crunchy substitution can be pine nuts. Toasted pine nuts! I the truth is change them equally on this salad frequently. Freaking love both.
Speaking of this actual salad, the taste comes from my all-time favourite kale chips that I made for Seriously Delish. Another Seriously Delish impressed recipe! They are parmesan pistachio kale chips and also you mix everything together, coat the kale and bake it. HOLY FLAVOR BOMB!
Those are so tremendous delicious and I become aware of that kale chips are very 2009, but I nonetheless love them so. We all love them. We can take down a single pan of kale chips on this residence inside ten minutes or so. Adore adore adore.
Let’s by means of means of no means enable them to move out of style, okay?
So YEP this salad is making my life entire on the moment. It’s the truth is nice for lunch. It’s proper with hen or steak and even a pasta dish! You can use curly inexperienced kale or lacinato (which I used here) and don’t neglect the fundamental rule!
PARMESAN PISTACHIO KALE SALAD
INGREDIENTS:
2 bunches lacinato kale leaves eliminated from stems and chopped
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup roasted pistachios chopped
1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese
CREAMY PARMESAN DRESSING:
1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons greek yogurt
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon freshly snipped chives
1/2 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 lemon juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
Place the kale leaves in a enormous bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil and therapeutic rubdown the oil into the leaves.
Let the kale sit whereas you make the dressing. In a meals processor, combine the cheese, yogurt, garlic, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Blend till pureed. With the processor nonetheless on, movement inside the olive oil till a creamy dressing forms. [This will make extra dressing than needed, but you possibly can shop it sealed inside the fridge for about 3-4 days and stir nicely earlier than using.]
Drizzle a number of tablespoons of the dressing over the kale and toss it well. I desire to toss this for a meals 1 to 2 minutes so the dressing is frivolously dispersed. Cover with the chopped pistachios and shaved parmesan. Serve!