Warm Winter Kale Salad

A lovely mixture of colour, texture and tastes that will warm your belly and nourish you and those you love this season.

What you’ll need:

1 bunch kale

1/8-1/4 cup feta

Olive oil, drizzle

Balsamic vinegar, to taste

1 cup grape tomatoes, halved

6 medium mushrooms

Sea salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

1 tsp roasted garlic

1/2 cup walnut pieces

1/2 cup chopped dates or dried apricots (optional)

Warm Winter Kale Salad | Fall 2017 Magazine, Fuel Me

De-stem and chop kale.  Stir-fry in lightly in coconut or olive oil and set aside.

Stir-fry mushrooms, sea salt, black pepper and roasted garlic puree.  Add kale back into this mixture and set aside.

In a separate bowl, mix grape tomatoes, walnut pieces, feta cheese and your choice of chopped dates or dried fruit.  Drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and mix well.

Hint:  To change up the variety of this salad, drizzle with your favourite flavoured olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Add kale mixture into bowl and lightly toss together before serving.

 

Charlene SanJenko

Charlene SanJenko is a two-time founder, Indigenous storyteller, intuitive strategist, and visionary with more than 25 years of experience in leadership, investment services, communications, community and economic development, and transformational change work. A former elected municipal leader and the founder of PowHERhouse and reGEN Impact Media, she is known for helping leaders, creatives, founders, and changemakers navigate pivotal moments with greater clarity, alignment, and courage. Blending intuitive insight with grounded strategic reflection, Charlene’s work supports individuals and teams to recalibrate their next chapter, reconnecting to what matters most, and moving forward with intentionality, coherence, and aligned momentum.