Kale Salad With A Garlic - Caper Vinaigrette

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   ["Prep the Kale - cut across the bunch in 1"" - 2"" sections. No stems please. Wash and spin to dry. Set aside. Toast pine nuts in a saute pan or in the oven till a pale pale shade of brown. Set aside.", "Mince the garlic. Chop the capers. Heat 1T olive oil (medium heat) in a saute pan and briefly saute the garlic for about a minute till translucent. Add chopped capers and incorporate and heat through. Take off heat and scrape into a mixing bowl. Add the dijon, champagne vinegar and a squeeze of 1/2 a lemon. Whisk and set aside.", "Set up a steamer and get the heat on. When the water is hot take away the steamer and dunk the sun dried tomatoes in the water for 3-4 minutes to let them re-hydrate. Pull from the water, cool slightly and then slice into strips. Set aside.", "Finish the vinaigrette. Whisk in 1/4 C of evoo into the mixing bowl. The dijon should emulsify this vinaigrette nicely. Taste and adjust with lemon, salt, freshly ground pepper.

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   This is too much vinaigrette for this dish yet the excess could find its way onto some seared halibut, salmon, arugula - your call.", "With the steamer on high add the kale and steam for (3-4) minutes. this happens quickly and - of course - you want the toothsome quality of kale so keep an eye on it!", "Remove Kale from the steamer and dump into a large plate and spread out. chill in the fridge.

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   Conversely I could say shock in a cold water bath yet then you are adding a water element back to the tortured kale - there is only so much time in the day to deal with drying again.", "Room temp or chilled kale gets tossed with the tasty vinaigrette (to your taste), a good portion of pine nuts and the sun dried tomatoes. top with a sprinkling of pecorino. I feel pecorino stands up to robust kale.", "I can't tell you how to compose this salad to your taste however I love the play of leafy kale to a gutsy vinaigrette to oddly creamy pine nuts. Oh - and the forgotten sun dried tomato...", "Enjoy!"]

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.