Name: The Best Kale Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Lacinato kale, ribs discarded and leaves cut into thin strips - 1 bunch; Olive oil - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 2 pinches; Olive oil - ¼ cup; Lemon, juiced - 1; Dijon mustard - 1 tablespoon; Maple syrup, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground cumin - ¼ teaspoon; Garlic powder, or to taste - 1 pinch; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Carrots, grated - 2; Frozen roasted corn (such as Trader Joe's), thawed - ½ cup; Crushed tortilla chips - ¼ cup; Dry-roasted almonds, coarsely chopped - ¼ cup; Grated smoked white cheese (such as Beecher's Smoked Flagship) - 2 tablespoons; Hard-boiled eggs, chopped - 2

Ingredients for - The Best Kale Salad

1. Lacinato kale, ribs discarded and leaves cut into thin strips 1 bunch

2. Olive oil 1 teaspoon

3. Salt 2 pinches

4. Olive oil ¼ cup

5. Lemon, juiced 1

6. Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon

7. Maple syrup, or more to taste 1 teaspoon

8. Ground cumin ¼ teaspoon

9. Garlic powder, or to taste 1 pinch

10. Cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 pinch

11. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 pinch

12. Carrots, grated 2

13. Frozen roasted corn (such as Trader Joe's), thawed ½ cup

14. Crushed tortilla chips ¼ cup

15. Dry-roasted almonds, coarsely chopped ¼ cup

16. Grated smoked white cheese (such as Beecher's Smoked Flagship) 2 tablespoons

17. Hard-boiled eggs, chopped 2

How to cook deliciously - The Best Kale Salad

1 . Stage

Place kale in a large serving bowl; add 1 teaspoon olive oil and 2 pinches salt. Gently massage oil and salt into kale. Set aside to allow kale to soften, about 10 minutes.

2 . Stage

Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper for vinaigrette in a plastic or glass container with a lid. Cover the container and vigorously shake until dressing is light yellow and evenly combined.

3 . Stage

Layer carrots, roasted corn, tortilla chips, almonds, and smoked cheese on top of kale.

4 . Stage

Drizzle vinaigrette over salad; mix with tongs until evenly distributed. Gently stir chopped eggs into salad.