a healthy & hearty salad | POMEGRANATE, PARM, PINE NUTS & KALE with citrus dressing

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Goat cheese provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds offer healthy fats and protein at a lower cost.

Start by discussing the health benefits of the salad and the ingredients on the bench.

Take 2 heads of Lado kale and massage it to break down the fibers.

Zest the orange into the kale while talking about the techniques used to prepare it.

Juice the orange over the kale, adding a couple tablespoons of olive oil and salt.

Massage the kale with clean hands for a few full minutes until it changes color and texture.

Taste the liquid at the bottom of the bowl to check for seasoning balance.

Transfer the massaged kale to a personal serving bowl.

Cut the pomegranate by identifying the ridges and cutting around the top.

Pull the top off the pomegranate and gently scrape out the seeds over a bowl.

Tear fresh tarragon leaves into the salad.

Add pine nuts and large curls of parmesan cheese to the salad.

Finish with a sprinkle of flaky salt and serve.

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