Chef John’s Raw Kale Salad

Source: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 bunch kale
  • 1 persimmon, sliced
  • 1 apple, cut into matchsticks
  • 2 orange, peeled and cut into segments
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Directions

If you slice kale thin and toss it with other tasty treats like apple, persimmon, orange, and nuts, the kale mellows out and serves as a perfect foil for other vegetation.

Whisk vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, orange zest, cumin, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Slowly pour olive oil into the orange juice mixture, whisking until thick and thoroughly combined. Season dressing with salt and black pepper.

Remove stems from each leaf of kale. Stack 3 to 4 leaves of kale and roll together. Finely slice kale leaves crosswise to create thin ribbons.

Combine sliced kale, persimmon, apple, orange, and pistachio nuts in a bowl. Add dressing and toss until well coated.