Nutty granola croutons complete this salad made with massaged raw kale, crisp chopped apple, and crumbled goat cheese tossed in a tangy lemon dressing.
Ingredient:
1 cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup roughly chopped pecans
½ cup raw pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
½ cup raw sunflower seeds
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 large egg white, beaten
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
Lemony maple mustard dressing
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon smooth Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
Hefty pinch of fine sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Kale salad
1 large bunch or 2 small bunches (12 ounces) curly green kale
1 medium Honeycrisp, Granny Smith or Fuji apple
2 ounces chilled goat cheese, crumbled (about ½ cup)