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Fresh thyme recipes for super kale salad11/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Let’s Talk Processįor something that sounds as fancy as “confit”, it’s actually a very simple process. ![]() But I wanted to keep things vegetarian, so I made my mushroom confit using olive oil. Well, if you’re making mushroom confit for non-vegetarians, you have the option to cook the mushrooms in lard. Now, I’m sure the obvious problem you have arrived at is mushrooms don’t have fat. But just because duck confit is the most popular doesn’t mean you can’t have other forms of confit. The result is ultra moist and ultra-rich meat. A duck leg is seared and then cooked low and slow while fully immersed in duck fat. Duck confit is probably the most familiar form of confit. Have you ever confited? Do you know what’s involved? Well, brace yourself because it’s a whole lot of fat. See? The kale in this Mushroom Confit Kale Salad is the only healthy thing in it. Oh and if mushrooms poached in olive oil wasn’t decadent enough for you, I threw in some cambozola too. Doesn’t sound loaded with joie de vivre does it? Well, to counteract the general bummer that tends to follow kale wherever it goes, I added rich mushroom confit and sweet blistered red grapes. I just think vitamin C is super important regardless of what level of debauchery you happen to find yourself at. You won’t hear any proclamations like “summer bodies being built in the winter” from me. But I also do enjoy vegetables, covered in cheese or otherwise, so please know this salad isn’t about getting you to make better choices this holiday season. So, as you can see I am a glutton and I need to be let off my leash from time to time. Sometimes life is just for living and to me, living is eating stilton and cream crackers with abandon. Sometimes life isn’t about planning your next ideal step. With social media reinforcing our need to appear perfect at all times, I think it’s nice to have humble moments when one succumbs to the power of pate. I think the holidays are weirdly good for us. I enjoy working out and looking good, but I also enjoy pie for breakfast. Yes, the holidays are here again to ruin us. It’ll boost your vitamin intake while holding its own flavor-wise next to a mountain of mashed potatoes. So, allow me to introduce you to the healthiest, most indulgent holiday salad I can muster – this Mushroom Confit Kale Salad with Blistered Red Grapes. And while the holidays only come but once a year, scurvy can hit whenever. With all these rich and carb-tastic indulgences in our midst, it’s easy to lose things like greens or self-control in the shuffle. Decided to kick dairy? This slab of triple cream brie says otherwise. Decided to give up gluten? Say hello to shortbread. In other words, the holidays do not favor dietary restrictions of any kind. And we're always here for balance.The holiday season is all about nog, cookies, crackers, and cheese. This Kale and Radicchio Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is such a perfect counter balance to all the rich, savory, sometimes mushy, meaty dishes on the holiday table. But entirely not necessary to the success of the salad. If you're feeling a bit of smokiness, then the addition of some crumbled bacon is really, truly lovely. Almonds are there for crunch and toastyness and the red onion provides a necessary peppery bite. ![]() Sliced apples make for a lovely sweet crunch against the tough greens. I love including dried cranberries for their sweetness, chewy texture and gorgeous pop of color. The rest of the toppings can be totally up to you. With the addition of orange juice for a touch of sweet, thyme for some herbacious-ness and lots of quality oil, it's the perfect counterpoint to the bitter kale and radicchio in the salad. And this cranberry vinaigrette takes them to a whole new level. And in a mixed drink here and there.īut fresh cranberries are a deliciously fun sweet-sour bite. ![]() They're such an underappreciated fruit, since they only ever seem to pop up as cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving dinner. Finished with a punchy fresh cranberry vinaigrette. and flavor) - mixed with sweet apples, crunchy almonds, red onion and dried cranberries. It's a bracing combination of bitter greens - kale and radicchio (for color. This Kale and Radicchio Salad has been one of my contributions to Thanksgiving dinner for the past couple years. Italian) and was typically the same combination of green and red leaf lettuce, carrots, cucumber, red peppers and red onion.Įxcept on holidays, when we always tried to do something festive! Growing up, we had a salad with dinner every single night. With tons of harvest-themed toppings and a punchy fresh cranberry based vinaigrette to finish it off! A super festive salad for any holiday table! This Kale and Radicchio Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is just as tasty as it is pretty. ![]()
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