# Kale Crunch Salad

This kale crunch salad is hearty, loaded with texture, packed with protein, and brings big lemon and garlic flavor.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Kale
- 1 can Chickpeas
- 1 can White beans
- 1 cup Canned artichokes
- 2 thirds of a cup Sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 Lemon zest
- 1 Lemon juice
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Black pepper
- 1 third of a cup Olive oil
- Panko
- Grated garlic

## Instructions

1. Add kale to a bowl.
2. Add one can of drained and rinsed chickpeas to the bowl.
3. Add one can of white beans to the bowl.
4. Add a cup of chopped canned artichokes to the bowl.
5. Add about two thirds of a cup of sun-dried tomatoes to the bowl.
6. Add a cup of parmesan cheese to the bowl.
7. For the dressing, grate the zest of a lemon into a jar.
8. Squeeze the juice of a lemon into the jar.
9. Grate one clove of garlic into the jar.
10. Add a teaspoon of Dijon mustard to the jar.
11. Add a crack of black pepper to the jar.
12. Add about a third of a cup of olive oil to the jar.
13. Give the jar a good shake to mix the dressing.
14. For the toasted panko, add olive oil to a cast iron skillet.
15. Add some grated garlic to the skillet.
16. Add panko to the skillet and toss it all together until toasted.
17. Pour the toasted panko into a bowl.
18. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the large bowl.
19. Sprinkle the toasted panko on top of the salad.
20. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Grater
- Jar
- Spoon
- Pepper grinder
- Cast iron skillet
- Tongs

## Tips

- This salad actually gets better as it sits in the fridge
- This is the kind of Tuscan kale white bean salad you can meal prep on a Sunday and eat straight out of the bowl three days later
- It works for lunches, potlucks, and even as a light dinner with grilled salmon or shrimp on top

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9dc3df18-433a-413f-b030-699ebd6a7723
- Extracted: 2025-11-30

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