John's Home-Style Kale Salad

This is a great no-meat alternative meal. I crave this salad weekly. The oil to salad or lemon to oil ratios are the trick. Master these and you've got something.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 563 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 3 slices pumpernickel bread, cut into strips
• 6 large kale leaves, cut into small pieces
• 2 ½ ounces grated Romano cheese
• ½ large lemon, juiced, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk olive oil and garlic together in a bowl; let rest until flavors blend, at least 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread bread strips out onto a baking sheet and season with black pepper.

Step 3

Bake bread in the preheated oven until toasted, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Combine kale leaves, toasted bread, Romano cheese, and tomatoes in a large bowl. Pour olive oil mixture and lemon juice over the top; toss to coat completely.