KALE & CITRUS SALAD

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Orange & Kale Salad
'Kale is my new best friend, especially when air-fried; this combo is mind-blowingly wonderful.'

67goingon50 has seen several variations of kale-citrus combos on the net but none struck a chord, for various reasons.  

Instead 67 tried using its favourite way of cooking kale, in the air fryer, and combining the results with a citrus dressing.

Score!  

The combo of crisply fried leaves, a bit of sweet, a bit of sour and some salty cheese is really rather wonderful.

Thankfully, kale is so much easier to prepare these days; the leaves come in small pieces and the ribs come away easily (save/freeze ribs for soups).

The recipe serves 2-3 but singleton/couples can prepare the dressing & fruit separately, air-fry half the kale and serve the dish with half the dressing & fruit as a side. The rest gets used up within 24 hours, airfried and served up as a snack or second side. 

Cost:  £2'ish (Jan 24)

Feeds: 2-3 as side/snack

1/2 bunch kale - about 3 cups or 226-283gm/8-10 oz

1/2 tbsp oil oil 

1/8 tsp salt 

Dressing

1/8 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 tablespoon lemon 

 1 teaspoon orange juice  

1/8 tsp pepper.

One small orange, peeled, sectioned or sliced 

1/8 cup grated Parmesan

Method:

1. Add dressing ingredients to a small lidded jar; shake well; set aside
2. Prepare oranges; keep covered
3. Wash kale thoroughly; drain; pull leaves away from spine (freeze ribs for soup);  tear into bite-sized pieces; pour oil over leaves, toss; salt lightly, toss again.
4. Set air fryer to 190°C/375°F; when ready, arrange kale as best as possible in a single layer (you may have to cook two batches)   
5. Air fry 4-5 mins, shaking pan once to help even cooking; check at 3 minutes; the kale is done when crispy.  Remove leaves once they have crisped up; pour onto a plate lined with paper towels; leave soft ones a little longer 
6. Arange prettily on a platter with oranges peeking out and a snowy scattering of parmesan

Comment:

'I love, love this and am happy to have it whenever!'  Retired journalist

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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and  may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.