Kale Recipes

By Southern Living

These recipes are packed with nutrients—and flavor! 

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Kale Salad with Buttermilk Dressing and Pickled Onions

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Kale Salad with Buttermilk Dressing and Pickled Onions

"My grandmother always had a bottle of buttermilk in the fridge, and I love how it adds acidity and creaminess to this dressing." - Birmingham chef John Hall

Beets, curly kale, hardcooked eggs, and tangy pickled onions make this salad a winner. Serve it as a side for brunch as Hall suggests, or add protein to make it a full meal. 

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Blueberry-and-Kale Grain Salad

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Blueberry-and-Kale Grain Salad

Trust us—you're going to want to try this crunchy, sweet, and salty combo. Any variety of kale will do, and feel free to sub cooked farro, wild rice, or quinoa for the wheat berries.

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Skillet Kale Pizza

Photo: Hector Sanchez

This seasonal recipe combines the sharp flavors of red pepper, red onion, and crumbly blue cheese with hearty helping of fresh kale.

 

Recipe: Skillet Kale Pizza

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Peas and Kale Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

Photo: Alison Miksch

Recipe: Peas and Kale Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

Ensure every day is a lucky and prosperous one when you serve this hearty Southern salad.

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Warm Kale-and-Asiago Dip

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Warm Kale-and-Asiago Dip

Bacon and trendy kale update the hot spinach dip.

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Kale-and-Blueberry Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing

Photo: Helen Norman

Recipe: Kale-and-Blueberry Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing

We like fresh tarragon in this creamy, zippy dressing, but other herbs work just as well.

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Citrus-Kale Salad

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Citrus-Kale Salad

Use your favorite citrus for this refreshing salad. We love the colorful mix and flavor combination of two navel oranges, one blood orange, and Ruby Red grapefruit. The dressing is a light and refreshing mix based on a foundation of white wine vinegar, with sugar, Dijon mustard, and honey, as well as orange juice. This all rests on a bed of kale and red onion, and is topped with creamy crumbles of cheese. Goat cheese and feta cheese both provide their own unique taste. No matter what fruit you choose, buy an extra navel orange to juice for the dressing.

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Kale-and-Collards Salad

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Recipe: Kale-and-Collards Salad

This tart, fresh salad brings together beautiful textures, flavors, and tastes. It mixes three of our favorite leafy vegetables—collards, kale, and radicchio—with pears, avocadoes, nuts, and bacon. To truly bring out all of the subtle flavors this salad has to offer, dress the kale and collards an hour or more in advance to tenderize them. Then, when your guests are enjoying this bracing salad, they will have the zest of lemons, the bite of greens, and the sweetness of cranberries in every mouthful.

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