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Kale and turkey bacon salad is a delicious and easy to prepare lunch or dinner option. With a tangy garlicky balsamic dressing it makes for an amazingly simple nutritious quick healthy meal!
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Kale And Turkey Bacon Salad

Kale and turkey bacon salad is a delicious and easy to prepare lunch or dinner option with a tangy garlicky balsamic dressing.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine International
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 409kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

For the dressing: -

  • 2 cloves garlic , crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice

For the salad: -

  • 30 g of pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon . Olive Oil
  • 200 g shredded kale
  • 4 rashers of turkey bacon , diced
  • 2 tomatoes , diced
  • 50 g soft goats cheese , chopped

Instructions

Make the dressing: -

  • Place the garlic, salt, black pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and mustard into a jar and shake well together. Taste and add a dash of lemon if required to make it a bit sharper.

Make the salad: -

  • Gently dry fry the pine nuts in a large pan or wok until toasted then set aside.
  • Gently heat the olive oil in the pan
  • Add the kale to the pan and sauté it a little until it's still got a bit of a crunch but hasn't wilted. Remove the kale from the pan and place it into a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the diced bacon to the pan and cook until no longer pink, but not crunchy. Remove from the pan and add to the mixing bowl with the kale.
  • Add the toasted pine nuts, goats cheese and diced tomato and using your hands combine the salad well together.
  • Pour the garlic mustard dressing over the salad and using your hands combine well together.
  • Divide the salad between plates and scatter the goats cheese over the top.

Nutrition

Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.6g | Protein: 13.1g | Fat: 35.6g | Saturated Fat: 9.4g | Cholesterol: 33.2mg | Sodium: 540.5mg | Fiber: 3.9g | Sugar: 5.2g | Vitamin A: 2350IU | Vitamin C: 126.2mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 2.3mg