The Most Delicious Balsamic Vinegar Kale Salad

the salad you’ll want to eat

What: Honestly the best balsamic vinegar kale salad. Yeah, sure there are a lot of kale salads online, but this salad literally had all my coworkers asking me to share the recipe because it’s that good. The salad add-ons: sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese, nutritional yeast, and more make it really good and brings out the flavors.

Taste: Extremely flavorful and savory. You get multiple flavors from the balsamic vinegar & olive oil dressing complimented by all the add-ons: chicken, feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, cilantro, and more.

How It’s Made: Sauté the ingredients over the stove and season throughout.

What to Serve it With: As an entire meal or as a side dish!

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Yield: 1-2 Servings

Author: Sarah Ahn

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The Most Delicious Balsamic Vinegar Kale Salad

Honestly the best balsamic vinegar kale salad that had all my friends asking what the recipe was! Healthy, yet delicious that you'll want seconds.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min

Ingredients

• 3 cups kale, chopped
• 1/2 cup rotisserie chicken
• Handful frozen vegetables, thawed
• Olive oil
• 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 
• 2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped
• Sun dried tomatoes
• Feta cheese, crumbled
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Red chilli pepper flakes
• Nutritional Yeast
• Pink sea salt
• Black Pepper

Instructions

1. On medium heat, heat 1/2 Tbsp olive oil in a medium pan. Add 1/2 cup of rotisserie chicken and a handful of thawed vegetables.
2. Mix chicken and vegetables in olive oil to heat up then season by lightly sprinkling in the following: Onion powder, Garlic powder, Nutritional Yeast, Salt, and Black pepper. Set aside in a separate bowl.
3. In the same pan, heat in 1 Tbsp of olive oil then add in 1 cup of kale. Repeat and layer 2 more times until you used up a total of 3 Tbsp olive oil & 3 cups of kale.
4. Sauté frequently to cook kale until it turns into a deep forrest green. Then, add the following seasonings by lightly sprinkling in: Onion powder, Garlic powder, Nutritional Yeast, Red Chili Pepper Flakes, Salt, and Black pepper. Mix to season kale. 
5. Reduce heat to medium low to not over cook kale. Add in the seasoned chicken and vegetables to the kale. Mix around. Then, add in the following toppings and MIX: 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, chopped cilantro, sun dried tomatoes, and more nutritional yeast.
6. Mix then finish off with a sprinkle of feta cheese on top!
7. Optional toppings that also taste good: corn, black beans, olives, roasted almonds, dried cranberries, and roasted pecans

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On medium heat, heat 1/2 Tbsp olive oil in a medium pan. Add 1/2 cup of rotisserie chicken and a handful of thawed vegetables.

Mix chicken and vegetables in olive oil to heat up then season by lightly sprinkling in the following:

• Onion powder

• Garlic powder

• Nutritional Yeast

• Salt

• Black pepper

Set aside in a separate bowl.

In the same pan, heat in 1 Tbsp of olive oil then add in 1 cup of kale. Repeat and layer 2 more times until you used up a total of 3 Tbsp olive oil & 3 cups of kale.

Sauté frequently to cook kale until it turns into a deep forrest green.

Then, add the following seasonings by lightly sprinkling in:

• Onion powder

• Garlic powder

• Nutritional Yeast

• Red Chilli Pepper Flakes

• Salt

• Black pepper

Mix around seasoned kale.

Reduce heat to medium low to not over cook kale. Add in the seasoned chicken and vegetables to the kale. Mix around.

Add in the following and MIX:

• 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

• Cilantro, chopped

• Sun dried tomatoes

• More nutritional yeast

• Optional: corn, black beans, olives, roasted almonds (whatever you like)

Mix then finish off with a sprinkle of feta cheese on top!

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