Addictive Raw Kale Salad with Crispy Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese

Addictive Raw Kale Salad with Crispy Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese
Addictive Raw Kale Salad with Crispy Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese
This recipe is inspired by the salad at one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco, Darwin Café. Darwin Café sat equidistant between my apartment and my office while I lived in S.F., and I found myself there at least once a week as a result. This is a salad for anyone who believes they dislike kale (or salads). It is filling enough to be a main course with bread, and sturdy enough to take pre-dressed to a picnic or to the office for lunch. The recipe can easily become vegetarian or even vegan if you swap the prosciutto and parmesan for salty dried black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, and cooked white beans or garbanzo beans for protein. This recipe can also be doubled, tripled, etc. to feed larger crowds.
  • Preparing Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Served Person: 2
white meat free gluten free red meat free pescatarian
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 bunch curly or lacinato kale center ribs discarded and leaves thinly sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic peeled and thinly sliced
  • 3 ounces prosciutto thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons good quality balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • Carbohydrate 11.4357914158 g
  • Cholesterol 65.374770343 mg
  • Fat 21.53758678845 g
  • Fiber 2.80049988508224 g
  • Protein 19.86052692255 g
  • Saturated Fat 9.47735887186 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Serving (134g)
  • Sodium 1162.488437709 mg
  • Sugar 8.63529153071776 g
  • Trans Fat 1.3115021237 g
  • Calories 302 calories

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