Kale Salad

You know its a good day when this is your lunch!

A few months back, I met a lady named Princess.  I like this lady's mama; she had no qualms letting the world know that her daughter would be a complete diva!  To be fair, Princess is not a diva in the Kim Kardashian sense of the word, but she is confident and very funny, and we share a mutual love of food.

Our first conversation was about kale.  She and I had both recently converted to kale, and I mentioned that my favorite method to consume kale was in a kale salad, and she said, "Uh uh... kale is just too chewy for a salad."

I worked her through my recipe for delicious kale, but she seemed unconvinced.  However, last Sunday in church (the service had already started), I felt a tug on my arm. "I had kale salad," she whispered, "it was good." Double thumbs up.

Unlike most people who grew up attending church, I never mastered the just loud enough whisper, so I gave an awkward smile and returned the double thumbs up.

Apparently my attempt to communicate my happiness was not sufficient because after the service, Princess sought me out, and said again, "Did you know that now I really love Kale salad.  I've eaten it every day this week.  I used your recipe!"

"Yeah, you told me about thirty minutes ago.  That's awesome! I'm glad to have a kale salad buddy."

"Okay, I thought you might be mad because your face looked all scrunchy when I told you."

...Awkward pause...

"So, frisbee tonight?"

Now, while I tell you about this kale salad, I want you to not picture my face.  Because I think if you do that, you will be more likely to try it, and you will not regret the decision to eat more kale.

The kale is crisp and cool, and covered in a tangy, sweet coleslaw dressing.  Then the salad is piled high with sweet crunchy goodies like cucumbers and apples, and little tart but chewy bits of craisins and raisins.  Finally the whole thing is topped with zingy red onions and a generous crumble of feta cheese. And since I made it a meal, I threw on a little bit of shredded chicken which launched the whole thing past the outer atmosphere of healthy delicious and into zero gravity delicious.

How can you resist it?  You cannot, and you should not because you will feel great eating this.  I can feel my skin getting clearer already.

What's that stop talking and just give me the recipe? Okay, but first, a picture of Littlest who preferred playing with the garden hose to eating even a single element of this salad.

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Kale Salad

by Hannah Rounds April-30-2014

A delicious and healthy entree salad that is loaded with all kinds of salad goodies.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Mayo
• 2 Teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar
• 1 Teaspoon Sugar
• 3 cups Kale- washed and cut into bite size pieces
• 1 Apple- Diced
• 1/2 Cucumber- Thinly sliced
• 1/2 Red Onion- Thinly Sliced
• 1/2 Tablespoon Raisins
• 1/2 Tablespoon Craisins
• 4 Tablespoons Feta Cheese
• 1 Cup Shredded Chicken

Instructions

1. Whisk together mayo, vinegar and sugar2. Toss dressing and kale3. Add the other ingredients and eat immediately

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 1 mins Total time: 11 mins Yield: 2 Servings