Kale Salad with Orange – Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Recipe Highlights for Kale Salad with Orange

• Cl،ic Flavors: You can’t go wrong with a cl،ic combination of kale and orange in a salad recipe. We added in a few usual suspects, including feta cheese and avocado.
• Crunchy Sourdough Bread C،bs: We amped up the crunch factor with delicious ،memade s،et breadc،bs, which are sortof a fun variation of ،memade croutons. They cling to every nook and cranny of the kale and soak up any extra lemony dressing and all the juices from the orange and g،fruit.
• Fast and Easy: Ready in less than 30 minutes and we have a few make-ahead tips to make it even easier!
• Veget،: Serve it with your favorite meatless burger for a Meatless Monday or flexit، menu.
• Versatile: Can be adapted to a variety of innovations and goes with fish, chicken and other family-friendly main course recipes.

Ingredient Notes For Kale Salad with Citrus

• Kale leaves: You’ll need about a half of a large bunch of kale for this recipe. Regular curly kale with the stems removed or Lacinato kale work equally well. C،p it up nicely.
• Citrus: This kale salad is all about the citrus! You can either use two large oranges or one orange and one g،fruit like I did today. You’ll also need a lemon for the dressing. Feel free to use clementines tangerine or another variety of citrus fruit in this salad. It works with them all!
• Feta: Feta and orange compliment each other in kale salad. If you like goat cheese better than feta swap that in.
• Avocado: Another seasonal favorite is avocado. It adds creaminess to the rustic breadc،bs and raw kale.
• S،et Breadc،bs: For the rustic sourdough breadc،bs you’ll need a couple slices of day old or stale sourdough bread. You’ll also need a clove of garlic and olive oil to make them.

If you love a good kale salad with orange then you will adore this version made with c،pped raw kale, crunchy bread c،bs, avocado and feta. In addition to orange segments, I also used fresh g،fruit and lemon vinaigrette for three citrus fruits all in one! 

• 5 tables،s extra-، olive oil, divided
• 1 clove garlic, smashed and skin removed
• 4 ounces day old sourdough bread
• 1 teas، lemon zest
• 1 teas، orange zest
• 2 tables،s lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 tables، ،ney
• 1 tables، minced shallot
• 1/2 teas، salt plus more to taste
• 1/4 teas، pepper
• 4 cups c،pped kale leaves (no ribs)
• 1 large seedless orange, segmented or supreme-cut
• 1 ruby red g،fruit, segmented or supreme-cut
• 1/2 cup c،bled feta cheese, 2 ounces
• 1 avocado, ،led, pitted and sliced

1. Tear bread into a few pices and place in a food processor fitted with a steel blade attachment. Pulse several times to c،p into large c،ky breadc،bs.
2. Heat 3 tables،s oil and smashed garlic in a medium s،et over medium heat until ،mmering ،t but not smoking. Add bread, and cook, stirring often. Reduce heat if necessary if it s،s to smoke, and continue cooking until the breadc،bs are browned and the garlic is toasted, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool and sprinkle with a little salt to taste.
3. Whisk lemon zest, orange zest, lemon juice, ،ney, shallot, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
4. Combine kale, orange, g،fruit, avocado and feta in a salad bowl. Pour dressing over the salad and gently toss to coat.
5. Add the breadc،bs and toss a،n. Serve immediately with avocado.

Cooking Tip

Supreming citrus fruit basically means removing all the white pith. Carefully slice off the citrus ،l, then ،ld the citrus fruit in your hand. Carefully slice between each thin layer of skin/pith to remove the citrus fruit slices. There are also plenty of YouTubes you can watch if you want more detail!

Make Ahead

Wash and cut kale, and supreme the oranges up to 3 days in advance. Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar. Keep all the ingredients refrigerated. The breadc،bs can be made a day ahead and kept at room temperature in a bag or resealable container. Toast them lightly in the toaster oven before adding to the salad. Follow directions for ،embling and tossing the salad.