The Best Kale Salad

This kale salad is a delicious combination of massaged kale leaves, corn, and hard-boiled eggs tossed with a lemon dressing for the best kale salad ever!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 338 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 carrots, grated
• 2 pinches salt
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup, or more to taste
• 1 bunch lacinato kale, ribs discarded and leaves cut into thin strips
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.25 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 0.25 cup dry-roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
• 0.5 cup frozen roasted corn (such as Trader Joe's®), thawed
• 2 tablespoons grated smoked white cheese (such as Beecher's® Smoked Flagship)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place kale in a large serving bowl; add 1 teaspoon olive oil and 2 pinches salt. Gently massage oil and salt into kale. Set aside to allow kale to soften, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Layer carrots, roasted corn, tortilla chips, almonds, and smoked cheese on top of kale.

Step 3

Drizzle vinaigrette over salad; mix with tongs until evenly distributed. Gently stir chopped eggs into salad.

Step 4

To make the dressing: Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper for vinaigrette in a plastic or glass container with a lid. Cover the container and vigorously shake until dressing is light yellow and evenly combined.