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January 25, 2013

Kale and blood orange salad

IMG_0783Today, I’m sharing one of favorite winter salads made with lacinato kale (also known as Tuscan kale or dinosaur kale), blood oranges, and topped with roasted edamame.

The salad is as simple as can be, made really special by the dressing that is sweet, spicy, and fruity (yes, all at the same time).

Tips: I eat a lot of kale. So, to make life easier, I often use kitchen shears to strip the leaves off of the stems and cut them into strips.

And, in terms of substitutions, you can always use a flavorful buckwheat or another dark honey instead of chestnut, if you can’t find it.

Kale and blood orange salad

You’ll need:

  • 3 cups lacinato kale, shredded
  • 1 blood orange, segmented
  • a handful of dry roasted edamame
  • 4 T olive oil
  • 1/2 t sriracha
  • 1 heaping t whole grain mustard
  • 1/2 buckwheat honey
  • 1 T blood orange juice (save it when segmenting your juicy orange!)

1. Wash, strip, and shred or cut the kale. Peel and segment the blood orange. Combine in a large bowl.

2. Make the dressing: combine sriracha, mustard, honey, and juice, then slowly whisk in the olive oil to create an emulsion. You can use a fork for this too, not necessarily a whisk.

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3. Dress salad, top with edamame, and toss to combine.

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Comments

  1. Darya says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    Quite intriguing. I would never have thought of adding such ingredients as roasted edamame or sriracha to a leafy-greens-citrus salad! Beautiful colors too

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 25, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks, Darya! The sriracha adds a nice little kick (and I do tend to put it on almost everything :)), and the edamame adds a good crunch.

      Reply
      • Darya says

        January 25, 2013 at 3:25 pm

        I love both nice little kicks (in my plate), and crunch! 🙂

        Reply
  2. Karen says

    January 25, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    Sounds like a terrific salad…I like your addition of the sriracha for a spicy sweet taste.

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 25, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you, Karen! It’s quite bright and wholesome.

      Reply
  3. Tandy says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:57 am

    I love blood oranges 🙂

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 26, 2013 at 4:36 am

      Me too!

      Reply
  4. Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide says

    January 26, 2013 at 10:17 am

    How pretty. We’re addicted to kale now. Must buy more!

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 26, 2013 at 11:18 am

      Me too, me too!

      Reply
  5. yummychunklet says

    January 26, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    What great color in the salad!

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 26, 2013 at 11:22 pm

      Thanks! One of the many things I love about it.

      Reply
  6. thisismelly says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:38 am

    this looks amazing! I only ever drink my kale in green smoothies or sautee it with mushrooms, but Im going to try this salad out! great recipe – thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 27, 2013 at 7:34 am

      So glad you like it, enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Bam's Kitchen says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:25 am

    Beautiful and vibrant and this dressing sounds like a winner. When a salad is so colorful, it has to be healthy.

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 27, 2013 at 9:35 am

      Thank you so much, Bam! It is indeed tasty and healthy.

      Reply
  8. Nicky says

    January 28, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    I love sweet dressing with a kale salad. But I’m looking forward to this sweet and spicy version next time.

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 28, 2013 at 2:22 pm

      Thanks, Nicky! Let me know how you like it!

      Reply
  9. gourmetgetaway says

    January 28, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    What a delicious looking salad! I love the layout of your site also, just gorgeous.

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      January 28, 2013 at 5:10 pm

      Thank you so much, Julie!

      Reply
  10. fati's recipes says

    February 6, 2013 at 8:36 am

    Looks so healthily delicious! 🙂

    Reply
    • saffronandhoney says

      February 6, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply

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