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October 16, 2019

Pesto Tuscan Kale Salad

This kale salad is made with Tuscan kale massaged with pesto and topped with chicken, blue cheese, and parmesan. It made a quick lunch and will hold up in the fridge for a second meal. 

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I am hoping to share more real life meals as mini recipes with you guys. Mini recipes and how-tos – like in the old KERF days. Somewhere along the way (in the past twelve years – ha!) I adopted the mindset that a post needed 15 perfectly styled photos to be ‘legit’ recipe post. That’s hogwash! If I inspire one person’s lunch menu I can rest my hat.

Pesto Tuscan Kale Salad

This kale salad came together in minutes thanks to ingredients I had on hand: pre-chopped Tuscan kale, pesto in a jar, and leftover smoked chicken. Of course you could make your own pesto or use any protein you had in your fridge – from hard-boiled eggs to salmon to tofu.

A Few Flavorful Ingredients

Sometimes just a little of something fancy elevates the whole dish. A few ingredients that are always worth it: lemon zest, fresh herbs, salt blends, and good olive oil. I used , a little lemon zest and a squeeze of juice, a little chopped fresh dill, a special salt from Feast and a Lemon olive oil from Oliva.

Massage Kale

With pesto, a drizzle of oil, lemon and zest, and a sprinkle of salt.

Add toppings

Warm chicken + a little blue cheese + parmesan (double cheese, but it’s good!) If you have time to make homemade croutons – DO IT. Sprinkle in fresh dill.

How I Made It

Pesto Tuscan Kale Salad
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Pesto Massaged Kale Salad

This kale salad is made with Tuscan kale massaged with pesto and topped with chicken, blue cheese, and parmesan. It made a quick lunch and will hold up in the fridge for a second meal. This kale salad is made with Tuscan kale massaged with pesto and topped with chicken, blue cheese, and parmesan. It made a quick lunch and will hold up in the fridge for a second meal. 
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Keyword kale, pesto
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 bag Tuscan kale
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • 1/2 lemon juice and zest
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped chicken
  • 1 tbsp crumbled blue cheese (like Bleu d'Auvergne)
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp shredded parmesan

Instructions

  • Pour kale into a large bowl.
  • Add pesto, olive oil, lemon juice and zest, and salt and massage kale for 1-2 minutes, until it's shiny.
  • Top with chicken and blue cheese. Sprinkle with parmesan.

Other Kale Salad Recipes

  • Fridge Friendly Kale Salad
  • Tropical Kale Salad
  • Easy Summer Massaged Greens
  • Massaged Kale Caesar 
  • Tuscan Salad

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Comments

  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    October 16, 2019 at 7:24 am

    Healthy and delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe! 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  2. Tonya says

    October 16, 2019 at 7:55 am

    5 stars
    I’m inspired to make a big batch with some tofu and have it ready in the fridge for lunch or dinner next week.

    Reply
    • Ani says

      October 16, 2019 at 9:31 am

      Would you season the tofu in this?

      Reply
  3. Debbie says

    October 16, 2019 at 9:51 am

    Very interested to try this flavor combo! Blue cheese and pesto, huh?? Looking forward to more of these posts! It’s my lunch that you’re inspiring lol 🙂

    Reply
  4. Denise says

    October 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    This is so simple and delicious – I can’t wait to try it! Personally, I dislike the multitude of pictures most bloggers use on their recipe posts. I get it, I see what it looks like and I want to try it. I hate having to wait for all the pictures to download, and then scroll, and scroll, and scroll to find the recipe. This post is perfect 🙂

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      October 16, 2019 at 12:58 pm

      Glad you like the format!

      Reply
  5. Kris says

    October 16, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    Yes! Please share more recipes like this–real life! I’d also love if you shared with Birch or Mazen and whether they liked it 🙂 Thanks for being great! (And do you like the new Survivor season? I’m kind of here for IOI!)

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      October 16, 2019 at 5:02 pm

      Sure thing! They didn’t eat this salad, but I’ll be sure to report dinnery foods 🙂

      Reply
  6. Christine Whittington says

    April 18, 2023 at 11:00 pm

    5 stars
    I love this salad as is and will make it that way many times in the future, but tonight I wanted it to be dinner, so I used a full package of plant-based chicken (I am vegetarian and love Daring original chicken pieces because they aren’t breaded or flavored), about a pint of halved cherry tomatoes, and 1/2 package of blue cheese crumbles. Topped the salad with Parmesan and toasted pine nuts. In the future, I might top it with toasted pita triangles. This is simply an amazing, multi-star salad! I was pulling out the kale pieces coated with the pesto dressing to sample them before I even added the other ingredients. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      April 19, 2023 at 6:55 am

      Your version sounds amazing!!!

      Reply

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