Raw kale salad

Three step kale salad. Can eliminate or substitute items as added below. Can massage dressed kale to soften and wilt then wait 2-3 minutes.

Chef John's Raw Kale Salad, Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice (or lemon juice)
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest (or not)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 bunch kale
• 1 persimmon, sliced (or not, or tomato)
• 1 apple, cut into matchsticks
• 2 orange, peeled and cut into segments (or peach, plum)
• 1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts (or other nut)

Directions

1. Whisk vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, orange zest, cumin, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Slowly pour olive oil into the orange juice mixture, whisking until thick and thoroughly combined. Season dressing with salt and black pepper.

2. Remove stems from each leaf of kale. Stack 3 to 4 leaves of kale and roll together. Finely slice kale leaves crosswise to create thin ribbons.

3. Combine sliced kale, persimmon, apple, orange, and pistachio nuts in a bowl. Add dressing and toss until well coated.