Grilled Bread and Kale Salad
This entire summer, I've been fortunate to be a part of this
CSA program here in Memphis, which means I - along with my participating
coworkers - get a large bag of fresh, local veggies and fruits once a
week. With this bounty of food, it has
kept me quite busy as far as keeping ahead of the supply and making sure it is
all used up properly. I've been fairly
successful in that last goal, and I'm pretty pleased with myself. A few of the recipes I've made with our loot:
Hashbrown
Crust Quiche (with squash)
But here is a recipe that I was required to find because I
stupidly bought even more produce and goodies at the grocery store (not to
mention the extras that we bought at a last-minute planned trip to the farmers
market - because who doesn't love strolling around the market on a Saturday
morning, especially when they have popsicles to keep a certain toddler
happy?).
I made this salad for myself on Sunday afternoon. The whole day lent itself to staying in my
not-quite pajamas but not-quite suitable for leaving the house clothes, with my
hair tied back and glasses on.
Seriously, I looked completely sloppy which seemed totally at odds with
this elegant salad once I had finished assembling it. I felt like I should have been in my Sunday best
and sipping a glass of champagne at brunch.
This salad used up everything that I had laying around
(figs, leftover baguette, Parmesan cheese, walnuts, lonely red onion). It came together quickly, although it made
for a few more dirty dishes than I cared for.
Next time I'll streamline that, and I think next time I'll also massage
the kale in some lemon juice. Quickly sautéing
it here did not entirely break down the kale's chewiness. But other than that, this salad was
interesting in its components and the flavor combination was a real
winner. So, if you're in your Sunday
lazy clothes, go ahead and make this salad - you'll start to feel glamorous (or
shamed that you're still so frumpy at 2 pm!) once you eat this salad.
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