holy moly, y'all, this salad is delicious. it's sweet & acidic. it's crunchy & soft. it's salty & creamy. it's pretty much my new favorite salad. & blakey actually really liked it too! {the turkey sausage i served on the side certainly helped the non-meat quality.}
so please add these ingredients to your grocery list tonight & give yourself an hour to get the wild rice cooked. {who knew there was rice that could take an hour to cook?? that's a long time.} & enjoy!
blood orange, kale, & feta salad with wild rice & walnuts.
found on: pinterest
adapted from: pinch of yum
1 c uncooked wild rice, cooked
{i have no idea how much cooked rice this ends up equaling, hence the weird verbage}
1/4 c walnuts toasted in a little evoo, salt, & cayenne
4 c chopped kale
3 blood oranges, peeled, divided, & chopped
4 oz crumbled feta
dressing:
3 T evoo, divided
2 cloves minced garlic
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1 T water
2 T apple cider vinegar
1 T lemon juice
1 T honey
salt & pepper
1. start cooking the wild rice now! it takes forever. cook according to the package directions.
2. this is also a good time to toast the walnuts. 400 degrees for 15ish minutes, stirring once. set aside to cool. don't stir it in the salad - that will make them not crunchy, which would be unfortunate.
3. dressing! in a small sauté pan over medium high heat, heat 1T oil & garlic. add onions & sauté until the onions start to get a little bit of brown. transfer the onions & oil & garlic to a vitamix or food processor. add the remaining 2 T oil, water, vinegar, lemon juice, honey, & salt & pepper. process until creamy. {this is so cool - onions make a creamy dressing! again, who knew?} taste your dressing & adjust seasonings as necessary.
4. in a big ole bowl, stir together kale, blood oranges, & feta. top with the dressing & mix well. hopefully after all of this stirring & dish-doing, your rice will be done! add it straight from the pan to the salad - this will wilt the kale just a smidge to create a great texture. stir it up. & finally top with walnuts when ready to serve. enjoy, friends!
love love,
kjp.
