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Italian Chopped Kale Salad

Italian Chopped Kale Salad

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Italian Chopped Kale Salad
Serves 4
I have heard from many of you and it really makes my day. I just wanted to say thank you for all of you that reach out to me. Over the weekend, I was hungry for some Italian Food and made this awesome Roasted Garlic Bowtie Pasta, it was so good that I had to make a great Italian Salad to go along with it. I stopped by my local Trader Joe’s Grocery store and picked up some chopped organic Tuscan Kale, salami and provolone cheese. If the truth be known, I bought every single ingredient at Trader Joe’s except for the Greek peperoncin peppers, I had those on hand. I promise I am not being paid to promote Trader Joe’s. However, my dear, dear friend Cynthia says, “Trader Joe’s should pay you! You are always creating recipes with their foods.” And yes, it is true I do shop at Trader Joe’s on a weekly basis, they even know me by name. I like that they sell smaller bags of organic lettuce greens, this gives me the opportunity to buy several varieties and have on hand for my daily salad creations. As I have mentioned before I do try to make a salad a day, or I sometime make a big bowl of the greens and divide them into individual serving sizes so I can have for lunch. This makes it easier and safes on time. I hope this inspires you to start eating more salads. I love hearing from you each and everyone of you, please send me a message on Facebook or comment below. Bon Appetit, Cecelia
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Prep Time
20 min
Prep Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 (6 ounce) bag of organic kale
  2. 1 cup julienned carrots
  3. 2 tablespoons chopped roasted red bell peppers
  4. 1 cup Persian cucumbers, sliced
  5. 1 cup yellow squash, sliced and quartered
  6. 2 ounces Salami, chopped
  7. 2 ounces Provolone Cheese, chopped
  8. 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
  9. 2 tablespoons chopped Greek peperoncini peppers
  10. Italian Vinaigrette
  11. ¼ cup olive oil
  12. ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  13. ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  14. 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  15. ½ teaspoon sea salt
  16. ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  17. Fresh ground pepper to taste
Italian Vinaigrette
  1. In small mixing bowl add all ingredients and mix well until all ingredients are fully blended.
  2. Salad assembly: layer chopped kale, red onion, carrots, red bell peppers, cucumbers, yellow squash, salami, peperoncini peppers and provolone cheese.
  3. Drizzle salad with dressing, toss and serve immediately!
  4. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. TIP: Don’t add the meats and juicy peppers until ready to serve as they cause the greens to wilt and get soggy.
  2. **The Italian Dressing will last up to 4 days if kept refrigerated. Sometime I will double the batch so I can have it on hand.
  3. ***DAIRY FREE OPTION: Simply remove the provolone cheese and you have a dairy free recipe.
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Italian Chopped Kale Salad

Italian Chopped Kale Salad a great light lunch or dinner option, or serve it along side the Roasted Garlic Bowtie Pasta, for the perfect Italian meal. To make this salad Dairy FREE, simple remove the cheese from the recipe.

Cecelia Dardanes

Bon, Appetit

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