Shredded Kale Salad With Pine Nuts, Currants, and Parmesan Recipe

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Jennifer Segal

Raw shredded kale makes a nutritious and tasty salad, especially when paired with toasted pine nuts, currants, and shaved Parmesan. It also holds up well, even with the dressing, so you can make it ahead of time.

Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit

Recipe Facts

Active: 20 mins
Total: 20 mins
Serves: 4 servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons currants

  • 2 tablespoons golden or white balsamic vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 bunch kale, thick stems discarded, leaves cut into 1/2-inch ribbons (about 2 quarts loosely packed ribbons)

  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese shaved with a vegetable peeler

Directions

  1. Place currants and balsamic vinegar in medium microwave-safe bowl and cook in the microwave for 30 seconds to plump up the currants. Whisk in the honey. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, toss the kale and pine nuts. Add the dressing with the currants to the shredded kale, little by little, until adequately dressed. Spoon out the currants if you have dressing left over. Return salad to refrigerator for at least 20 minutes and up to overnight to soften kale leaves. Serve, topped with grated parmesan.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
360 Calories
26g Fat
26g Carbs
10g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 360
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g 34%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 476mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 10%
Dietary Fiber 6g 21%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 10g
Vitamin C 107mg 534%
Calcium 316mg 24%
Iron 3mg 17%
Potassium 708mg 15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)