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sweet kale salad

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Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

I had a Kale salad from a breakfast buffet at the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu recently. It was wonderful. I found several somewhat similar recipes on line, and came up with this version as a copycat!

yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For sweet kale salad

  • 4 c
    washed and massaged kale, roughly chopped
  • 1 c
    broccoli matchsticks
  • 8 oz
    mandarin oranges, drained and cut
  • 1/2 c
    dried cranberries (sugar-free if possible)
  • 1/4 c
    pine nuts, pepitas, slivered almonds or chopped walnuts
  • DRESSING
  • 1/4 c
    mayonnaise, lite is good
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    white balsamic, white wine or champagne vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar or honey
  • 2 tsp
    poppy seeds
  • 1 or 2 dash
    sea salt or kosher salt, or to taste

How To Make sweet kale salad

  • 1
    Combine the kale, broccoli sticks, mandarin oranges, cranberries, and nuts/seeds in a large bowl.
  • 2
    In a smallish bowl or jar, whisk or shake together the mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds, and salt.
  • 3
    Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to thoroughly coat. Let the salad rest for at least 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
  • 4
    NOTE: you can use bottled poppy seed dressing instead of making your own, but you may want to thin it down with a little vinegar!
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