Kale Salad with Toasted Almonds

Even Dan, who is not usually a huge salad fan, loved this salad. Toasting the almonds really adds a nice dimension to the flavors.

IngredientsFresh kale
1/2 cup sliced raw almonds
Green onions or shallots, diced
Parmigiano Romano cheese
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1tsp  Honey
1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp Sea salt
1 tbs Olive oil

To make the salad:
Whisk together the lemon juice, honey, red pepper flakes and salt.
Add the kale to the lemon juice mixture and toss to coat. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Toast the sliced almonds in a dry pan on medium heat, turning often, for 2 minutes or until color deepens.
Add the olive oil and almonds to the salad and toss to coat.
Dish the salad onto plates and add very thin slices of cheese on top.

I added a sliced Pink Lady apple and roasted red beets.
Tastes great and is surprisingly filling.
Enjoy!