Comments on: Massaged Kale Salad

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:24:12 +0000

Fantastic idea thanks. Made it yesterday for my kids and it went down a treat. Only addition I made was some lightly roasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled over the top. My family love these and they’re so good for them.

By: Kate G

Kate G — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:12:56 +0000

Love the Pictures! Very helpful!!

By: Stephanie S.

Stephanie S. — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:00:41 +0000

I cook ALOT with Kale & put it thru the juicer as well. The kale used in this post I can see is called Lincato, sometimes Dinosaur kale. Its is a dark green, kale, the one I prefer because it’s much more soft & tender than traditional Curly Kale used/pictured in the original recipe. There’s another one called Red Kale that is a soft variety as well.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:51:59 +0000

I like this combo! Quinoa and kale and cranberries. I really like how healthy and filling this seems.

By: katalia

katalia — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:34:40 +0000

I love kale salads! I read recently that it’s actually the oils in the dressing that break down the kale. From the Serious Eats explanation of it:

“Plant leaves naturally have a waxy cuticle on them in order to protect them from rain. Haven’t you seen rainwater falling on a leaf? It rolls straight off like water off a duck’s back.

This cuticle is oil soluble, so when you massage oil into a pile of kale leaves, it removes this coating, allowing the cells underneath to acquire some controlled damage, thereby softening them.”

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/01/the-food-lab-lite-kale-caesar-salad.html

By: Maria Tadic

Maria Tadic — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:39:51 +0000

This looks so good. I love kale and quinoa together. Its such a filling and satisfying meal. And leaving the kale sit in the dressing for just a bit makes it PERFECT! Great recipe!

By: nancy K

nancy K — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:56:16 +0000

What type of Kale did you use? The pictures shows that it might be the more expensive type rather than the inexpensive rather toug but more common type.