Kale Salad with Amber Ale Vinaigrette
- Level: Easy
- Total: 30 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
1 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup amber ale, preferably a maple amber ale
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice and zest of 1/2 orange
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 bunches lacinato kale, de-stemmed and cut into ribbons
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.
- In a large salad bowl whisk together the ale, maple syrup, olive oil, orange juice and zest and some salt and pepper.
- Toss the kale, almonds and apricots with the vinaigrette. Serve on salad plates.
