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

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20 min.

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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.