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Instead of walking in a winter wonderland, how about taking a bite of one? Ultimate Winter Wonderland Salad is a refreshingly crisp and green salad with plenty of bold floral flavors elevated by sharp parmesan cheese, sweet beets, and crunchy toasted pine nuts. And of course, the creamy lemon vinaigrette just makes everything better! Ultimate Winter Wonderland Salad is the kind of salad you dream of by a warm fire!
Instead of walking in a winter wonderland, how about taking a bite of one? Ultimate Winter Wonderland Salad is a refreshingly crisp and green salad with plenty of bold floral flavors elevated by sharp parmesan cheese, sweet beets, and crunchy toasted pine nuts. And of course, the creamy lemon vinaigrette just makes everything better! Ultimate Winter Wonderland Salad is the kind of salad you dream of by a warm fire!
Ingredients
For the lemon vinaigrette:
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 anchovy chopped
- 1 clove garlic pressed
- 1 small shallot chopped
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the salad:
- 8 cups Lacinato kale chopped
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups Brussels sprouts trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 ounces parmesan cheese shaved
- 1/3 cup pine nuts lightly toasted
- 1 small yellow beet optional, peeled and thinly sliced
Directions
- In a bowl, add the lemon zest, the lemon juice, the anchovy, the garlic, the shallots, and the Dijon mustard and whisk to combine.
- Slowly add the olive oil to the lemon juice mixture while whisking and continue to whisk until it emulsifies into a dressing.
- Season the dressing with the salt and the black pepper.
- In a bowl, add the kale and 1/3 cup of the lemon vinaigrette and toss to coat.
- Season the kale mixture with the salt and the black pepper.
- Massage the kale for 30 seconds.
- Let the kale mixture stand until the kale begins to soften, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add the Brussels sprouts to the kale mixture and toss to combine.
- Add the parmesan, the pine nuts, and the beets to the kale mixture.
- Serve with the remaining dressing.
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