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Warm keto kale salad

Warm keto kale salad

Sautéed kale takes the lead in this fabulous, crispy, keto salad. Together, scrumptious blue cheese, Dijon mustard and garlic bring down the house. We give this one a standing ovation. Great as a side dish to almost any meal. Bravo!
September 15 2016 by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Side dish

Warm keto kale salad

Sautéed kale takes the lead in this fabulous, crispy, keto salad. Together, scrumptious blue cheese, Dijon mustard and garlic bring down the house. We give this one a standing ovation. Great as a side dish to almost any meal. Bravo!
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4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup 180 ml heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1 garlic clove, minced or finely choppedgarlic cloves, minced or finely chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 oz. 28 g butter
  • 8 oz. 230 g kale
  • 4 oz. 110 g blue cheese or feta cheese
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Instructions

Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Mix together heavy cream, mayonnaise, mustard, olive oil, and garlic in a small beaker. Salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Rinse the kale and cut it into small, bite-size pieces. Remove and discard the thick stem.
  3. Heat a large frying pan and add the butter. Sauté the kale quickly so it turns a nice color, but no more than that. Salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Place in a bowl and pour the dressing on top. Stir thoroughly and serve with crumbled blue cheese or another flavorful cheese of your choice.

Tip!

The dressing is great with any type of leafy green salad. If you like green juice, save the kale stems and ribs and use them in your next juice!

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15 comments

  1. 1
    Lauren
    September 17 2016
    I made this with a semi soft goats cheese and spring onions and it was incredible. Next time I will likely try it with chèvre
  2. 2
    Kathy
    January 20 2018
    This one is tasty and super easy. Used lacinato kale and it took only a few minutes to saute. Cut cream down to 1/3 cup (there is plenty of dressing for the salad), added a dash of cayenne, and used 2 ounces of gorgonzola (I think 4 ounces would have been too much taste wish). Everything else was per the recipe.
    My teenager and husband enjoyed it...will add to the recipe box to make it again!
  3. 3
    Janet
    February 23 2018
    Are we allowed to store bought mayo?
  4. 4
    Da
    May 14 2018
    Thanks so much for this recipe. I'm no cook, but I followed the instructions and it was delicious ?
  5. 5
    Aurelia
    August 20 2018
    I tried this tonight with some cheddar cheese and adding sliced leak on top, it was heavenly and we couldn’t finish the whole thing. Definitely satiating, genuine Keto effect and our tummies are very happy. Brilliant recipe!!
  6. 6
    Darryl
    April 7 2019
    For me it was okay, not excellent. I would try the sauce over hard boiled eggs next time.

    Maybe I used the wrong kind of kale? It was (to me) not as good as many other recipes I've tried from this site. 😟

  7. 7
    Susan
    August 16 2019
    I’m cow dairy and chicken egg intolerant so I substituted the heavy cream with coconut milk and the mayonnaise with almond butter. I also added more garlic and Dijon. No measurements; just eyeballed. Turned out pretty dang good.
  8. 8
    JJ
    September 4 2019
    Does this work with Chinese Kale?
  9. 9
    Kiki
    September 22 2019
    I liked this but made a few changes for a 1 person portion. I added a stem of shallot, used 30ml cream instead of 50 and sprinkled with danish feta. Really good!
  10. 10
    Sue
    January 7 2020
    I’m new to Keto so looking for easy quick and tasty recipes to cook. Tried this tonight and it was absolutely lovely, really satisfying never missed the carbs at all.
  11. 11
    Harriet
    January 23 2020
    Well I am going to try it tonight with my hotwings.
  12. 12
    Kim
    December 14 2021
    It’s my go to salad , so delicious. Even brought to a dinner and my friend that doesn’t like Kale, loved it!! I make it every time with feta.
    Reply: #13
  13. 13
    Reply to comment #12 by Kim
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    December 14 2021

    It’s my go to salad , so delicious. Even brought to a dinner and my friend that doesn’t like Kale, loved it!! I make it every time with feta.

    Thank you for letting us know how much you like this recipe!

  14. 14
    Lori
    March 30
    Super delicious, quick and easy. I pan fried a chicken breast to go with. Yum..
    Reply: #15
  15. 15
    Reply to comment #14 by Lori
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    March 30

    Super delicious, quick and easy. I pan fried a chicken breast to go with. Yum..

    I bet it was wonderful with chicken! So glad you enjoyed it!

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