5-7ozkale, washed, dried (I used a little over 1/2 of a 10 oz bag)
1bunch, or about 5-7 medium sized radishes
1large ear fresh corn or about 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
Crisps:
1cupgrated Parmesan cheese, or more if you would like to have a few extra chips
Dressing:
1/2cuplight olive oil
1/4cupcider vinegar
2tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
1-2cloveof garlic, minced
1-2teaspoonssugar or honey, to taste
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonpepper
Instructions
To make the dressing:
Mix all dressing ingredients with a blender or immersion blender. Taste and add more salt, pepper or honey or sugar as needed. Set aside. Note- you will not use all of the dressing on this salad.
To make the salad:
Wash the radishes, trim off the ends, slice thin.
Cut the corn off of the cob. Spread on a cookie sheet and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Salt and pepper generously. Roast at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Place the kale in a medium size bowl and add about 1/3 cup of the dressing. You may use food handlers gloves for the next step. Work the dressing into the salad with your hands (give the kale a good massage :) This takes about 2 minutes. Add the radishes and corn when you are finished massaging the dressing into the kale.
To make the Parmesan crisps:
Heat a pan over medium high heat. Do not grease the pan. Place piles of grated Parmesan cheese on the hot pan or griddle until the cheese melts and begins to brown on the bottom. Flip to the other side and cook until golden on the opposite side. When cooked to light golden brown on both sides, remove and let cool in single layer on a cooling rack or cookie sheet.
To assemble the salad:
Add more dressing to the kale mixture if needed. Toss. Add Parmesan chips just before serving.
Serves 8 as a side salad
Notes
-This is a very simple salad. If you roast the corn while making the Parmesan crisps, you will be able to put this salad together in about 20 minutes (or less). -The dressing is one of my favorites, it goes well on several different types of salad and would make an excellent dressing for any pasta and vegetable salad.