KALE SALAD & POMEGRANATE DRESSING: KALE WITH A MEDITERRANEAN TOUCH

FULL RECIPE FOR THE KALE SALAD
Ingredients
350 g (1 bunch) kale
2 pomegranates
lemon (juice only)
1/2 cup olive oil
cup pomegranate sour sauce
tbsp. salt
cup walnuts
cup dry blueberries

Directions:
CLEANING
All greens including kale should be washed and cleaned carefully because they are ingested raw!
Fill a large bowl with clean water
Add 2 tbsp of salt and cup of white vinegar . Dissolve the salt in the water
Soak the Kale leaves into the mixture and rest for 15-20 minutes
Then take the kale leaves out off the salted water and rinse them thoroughly with running water, thoroughly
First, roughly drain the kale leaves then remove all excess water using a salad spinner.
So the leaves well absorb the dressing for better taste!
Now, kale leaves are ready to eat safely; they free of pesticides and bacteria

PREPARING THE KALE LEAVES
First, discard the hard stems of kale leaves
Then thinly chop the leaves and place them into a large bowl
You can use the leftover stems for making beef or chicken stock
Marinating provides a softer texture for the Kale leaves
For the marinating, add 1/2 tbsp of salt and gently massage the kale leaves for 1-2 minutes
Cover the bowl with a lid and set aside

PREPARING THE POMEGRANATES
Wash and dry 2 pomegranates
To obtain the pomegranate seeds;
Cut the top of the pomegranate off . Find the lines that indicate the sections within the pomegranate
Deeply score the skin from top to bottom vertically
Then, easily separate the inner sections
And, gently remove the seeds and set aside
To obtain the juice of 1 pomegranate;
divide the pomegranate into two equal pieces horizontally and squeeze each half, then set aside

THE DRESSING
In a bowl, combine the juice of 1 pomegranate, the juice of a lemon, 1/2 cup of olive oil, and cup of pomegranate sour sauce
Whisk the dressing and set aside

MAKING THE KALE SALAD
Combine the salted kale leaves and the half of pomegranate dressing together
Mix them thoroughly, then, place in a serving bowl
Sprinkle roughly crushed walnut, dried blueberries, and pomegranate seeds on the salad

SERVING
Pour the second half of dressing generously over the KALE SALAD!!
If you prefer a sweeter taste, you can add some honey into the dressing at this stage
KALE SALAD is a nutritious, tasteful, and very healthy menu by itself!
KALE SALAD is also a dazzling side dish and goes perfectly with those meat and poultry dishes!!

Enjoy the Earths treasure!
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