16/01/2022
Kale Caesar Salad ~
You’ll need:
• 1 small bunch of curly kale
• 2 eggs
• 1 avocado
• 4 slices short cut free range bacon
• 1 slice sourdough
For the creamy dressing:
• 2 tablespoon tahini
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Chop your kale, squeeze some lemon juice and drizzle extra virgin olive oil on top, along with a crack of salt and massage it all through the kale. This step is really important to enjoying your salad as it softens the kale dramatically and makes it much more tasty and easy to chew.
Chop and add avocado to the mix, squishing it a bit and coating the kale.
Cut your bacon into small pieces and fry in a little olive oil, add to the kale.
For soft boiled eggs: boil water in a saucepan, once the water is vigorously bubbling, add 2 eggs gently to the boiling saucepan, and set a timer for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take out your eggs, run them under cold water to easily peel, half and set aside to add to your salad at the end. This is the best way to get perfect soft boiled eggs with a runny yolk 😍
For the crouton element, slice the sourdough into small pieces and lightly toast in the same pan as the bacon. It will soak up the bacon flavours and oils and is pretty delicious.
For the dressing:
Mix tahini, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and extra virgin olive oil together and mix it through the kale salad.
Add your eggs on top and voila 💛
Creamy kale Caesar salad ~
I use kale in this recipe as a substitute for cos lettuce to create diversity. Not to say I always use kale as my lettuce base, I often DO use cos lettuce, but it’s nice to try something different in this case and great for your gut microbiome to add diversity.
Kale supports oestrogen clearance so is beneficial for hormone balance if you tend to be oestrogen dominant and it contains sulforaphane which is has anti inflammatory and promising anti cancer properties. As a dark green leafy vegetable, it is also a rich source of plant based folate and iron, both vital for women’s fertility, brain health and energy levels.
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