Kale, Apple & Walnut Salad

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide healthy fats and crunch.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Ricotta is milder and often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup offers a similar sweetness with a different flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Start by discussing the salad and the importance of flavor in salads.

Introduce the ingredients: kale, blue cheese, toasted walnuts, mint, cilantro, olive oil, vinegar, and salt.

Demonstrate how to remove the stems from the kale using a special tool.

Chop the kale into julienne strips, explaining the technique and importance of size for texture.

Discuss the option to massage the kale with olive oil and vinegar to tenderize it.

Chop herbs (mint and cilantro) to add to the salad later.

Explain that any fruit can be used in the salad, such as apples or pears, but these are not demonstrated in the video.

Mention that any type of cheese can be used, including feta, goat cheese, or parmesan, but blue cheese is used in this recipe.

Toast the walnuts before adding them to the salad for extra flavor.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and prepare to make the dressing.

Discuss the dressing, which is simple but flavorful, though the exact ingredients and method are not detailed in the video.

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