I’m going to be honest- I haven’t done much cooking at all this summer. Sure I’ve been eating plenty of meals at home but most of them involve throwing together a sandwich, smearing hummus on rice cakes, sautéing some vegetables, whipping up an omelet or sticking a piece of fish in the oven. What can I say, we keep it fancy over here ;)! Another thing I’ve been hooked on is this Warm Kale & Feta Salad.
At the risk of sounding like a total cliché, I love love kale. Kale chips, dehydrated kale, sautéed kale…gimme! They say that anything that tastes good is either immoral, illegal or fattening but I guess kale is the exception…at least in this recipe. Fortunately kale is one heck of a nutritional sucker too. It’s one of the few veggies that dispels the myth that you can only get protein from meat, calcium from milk or iron from beef. A single cup of raw kale (about 67 grams or 2.4 ounces) contains 3g of protein & per calorie, kale has more iron than beef and more calcium than milk. The calcium in kale is also better absorbed by the body than dairy – kale, freaking, yeah!
I was a bit hesitant to post this recipe because it’s so simple. However since it’s been my go-to for the past month, I couldn’t resist. Some days I eat it as a side & others I make a meal out of it. I’ve been experimenting with different forms of dairy to see how my body handles it and luckily cheese seems to fit the bill, especially feta given its relatively low lactose content.
If you’re vegan, avoiding dairy or just don’t like cheese (er what), sub in avocado for the feta…it works a treat. And because there’s only so much I can wax poetic about a salad, how about the recipe for this Warm Kale & Feta Salad:
[yumprint-recipe id=’20’]Trust me, it’s one heck of a killer kale-r salad!
Kale fan- yay or nay?
What’s your favorite vegetable?
I’ve been on a salad bender too mainly because I get giant heads of lettuce in my CSA every week and someone’s got to eat that stuff. I’m not complaining, and simple or not, I love your kale salad, especially the feta. Yum.
Feta makes errrrthang betta ;)!
Kale yeah I love kale! Erm… #hlbstereotype…
But seriously, a warm kale salad is just beautiful thing. It’s so versatile too!
Agreed- it pairs well with just about anything!
Love kale as well! Have you ever had a massaged kale salad – yum! I think I used an avocado dressing when I made it last. Definitely something you’d enjoy!
I have made a few massaged kale salads in the past- would love to try out your recipe!
I’ve only ever had kale chips and I thought they were disgusting… This recipe looks delicious though! Anything with cheese has me intrigued.
You and me both- cheese can make just about anything taste good!
I LOVE kale but unfortunately we can hardly find any here in Switzerland….so weird! I had it a lot when I was over in the US and hell yes, combined with feta it’s so delicious!
Ah that’s a shame- although I’m sure the copious amount of delish cheese & chocolate more than makes up of it ;)!
i like kale too esp kale chips..
Yum!
I adore kale and I don’t care if it makes me sound like s cliche! It’s seriously one of my favourite foods and I could eat it everyday!
Loving being here in Australia as I can get kale from the local farmers market – the best tasting kale ever! All I could get in Scotland was prepared and bagged from the supermarket!
Ooh I bet the farmers markets in Australia are amazing- I’ve only heard wonderful things about the food out there!
Haha who DOESN’T like cheese? So crazy. I can see why you’re obsessed with this salad! Mm it looks amazing. Saving this for later
Hope you enjoy the salad, Beverley :)!
“kale, freaking, yeah” indeed!!! I love kale too – and I LOVE simple recipes so I sure am glad you posted this!
Hope you give it a try, Shashi 🙂
This looks perfect! I love kale and I really love a warm salad. And what isn’t better with salmon on top?!
You know it- salmon and cheese ;)!