Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Sauteed Kale Green Salad- Week 1

It's CSA time again! I happen to know that the crew at BaltimOrganic have been working super hard to have a great growing season. They have an awesome green house to grow all different types of lettuce and that is some of what we are getting in our first week! I love the fresh, organic lettuces! 

What you'll use from your bag:
  • Kale
  • Garlic Scapes (these look like green onion)
  • Spring onions
  • Salad turnips
  • Lollo Rosa &  Green Bibb Leaf Lettuces

First, Prepare:
  • chop  about 6 sprigs for garlic scapes and spring onions
  • cut the kale down to a size you would like for sauteing and eating
  • thinly slice a couple  salad turnips
  • prepare the other lettuces as you would like in a salad

Then, Salad Dressing:
 
You can use whatever dressing you want but I suggest something light and lemon based.
In a small bowl, whisk together: 
  • 1 T. fresh lemon juice 
  • 1 tsp. honey 
  • ½ tsp. balsamic vinegar 
  • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard 
  • Slowly whisk in 2 or 3 T. extra virgin olive oil until dressing thickens. 
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste

Next, Create the Salad Base: 

  • In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, radishes, and salad turnips
  • Toss in the dressing

Nearly Finished...:
We are going to saute the Kale with the garlic scapes and spring onions in sesame oil (if you don't have sesame oil, you can use olive oil). 
  • over medium heat, heat just enough sesame oil to lightly cover your pan 
  • add the chopped garlic scapes and spring onion & saute for a couple minutes
  • add the cut kale & continue sauteing until tender and wilted
  • season with salt and pepper to taste
All together...:
  • arrange the prepared raw salad nicely in individual bowls 
  • top with the saute kale
  • add whatever else you like
  • Enjoy

1 comment:

  1. We had a fabulous salad every night this week. We ate the kale raw de-ribbed and julienned finely and tossed with the lettuces. Julienned the snap peas and radishes too and tossed them in along with broccoli and radish sprouts I grow. Blended up the green onions and scapes, with horseradish, goat cheese, white wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper, dijon in my vita mix to make a dressing. Even the kids liked it.

    Looking forward to this weeks harvest and collard green tacos. Thanks for the recipe ideas.

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