Monday, September 8, 2014
LOWER-FAT KALE SLAW WITH PEANUT DRESSING
More kale! These days I'm constantly looking for great ways to use the ever-abundant kale supply coming out of our garden. Today I give you my version of an old Martha Stewart recipe (from 2009), to which I made a few changes. 1.) I lowered the oil content from 1/2 cup to 2 tablespoons (and I used olive oil); 2.) I used julienned carrots instead of "coins"; and 3.) I "massaged" the kale-- which is just rubbing the sliced raw kale for a very few minutes to break down some of the connective tissue of the kale leaves so that it is softer.
I really liked the idea of the peanut dressing, and it is a delicious, but not heavy, dressing for this salad. I thought of a few changes I could make next time I prepare this: add some grated ginger to the dressing; add some Sriracha sauce; use small cubes of cooked sweet potato instead of the carrots; use rice vinegar instead of cider...
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BRYANNA’S
LOWER-FAT KALE SLAW WITH PEANUT DRESSING
Serves
6
10 cups of thinly sliced kale (wash, drain and strip from stalks before
slicing crosswise)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly-sliced
2 medium carrots, julienned (I used a julienne vegetable cutter/peeler-- see this post about the one I prefer)
Dressing:
6 tablespoons aquafaba or Oil Substitute for Salad Dressing
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup salted peanuts
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Topping:
1/4 cup salted peanuts
Toss together the sliced kale and the first
1 tablespoon of oil in a large bowl. Mix and lightly squeeze or rub the kale
for a couple of minutes, just to soften the kale a bit.
To make the Dressing, add the Oil Sub,
vinegar, 1/4 cup peanuts brown sugar, 1 tablespoon olive oil and
salt to your blender and mix at high speed until smooth.
Enjoy!
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