Dino Kale Casear Salad
Ingredients
- 6 garlic cloves, finely grated (if using extra large garlic cloves, may need less)
- 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup mayo (I use soy-free vegenaise, but any mayo will do)
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 bunches of lacinato (dinosaur) kale
Makes about 2.75 cups of dressing and a large bowl of salad
- Place all ingredients except the kale in a jar. Shake well. Let dressing marinate for at least 2-3 hours prior to using. Store in refrigerator. Note that depending on how long you store the dressing in the fridge, the olive oil can harden at cold temperatures.
- Wash and de-stem kale with kitchen shears. Pat dry with a towel.
- Tightly roll kale leaves and thinly chop ribbons of kale.
- Pour dressing on kale.
Note: At first, it will seem like all of the kale will be too much for one bowl. No worries, it shrinks! I use two bowls to make the salad. I’ll put half the chopped kale in one and the rest of the chopped kale in the other. Then I split the Caesar dressing between the two bowls. Once the kale shrinks down a bit, I’ll combine everything in one bowl.