American · Salad

Scrunched Kale, Pear and Brie Salad

Name: Scrunched Kale, Pear and Brie Salad
Total time: 21 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g kale, chopped; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 250 g cooked Puy lentils; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 ripe pears; 120 g cooked beetroot; 200 g Brie cheese, sliced; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 100 g walnuts; ½ clove garlic, peeled; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp crème fraîche; sea salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste

Kale softened by a boiling-water scrunch, then tossed with toasted fennel seeds, lentils and a sharp dressing. It sits on a creamy walnut sauce with pear, beetroot, Brie and a drizzle of maple.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on21 min
Total21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

200 gkale, chopped
2 tspfennel seeds
250 gcooked Puy lentilsoptional
2 tbspred wine vinegar
4 tbspolive oil
2ripe pears
120 gcooked beetroot
200 gBrie cheese, sliced
2 tbspmaple syrup

Walnut dressing

100 gwalnuts
½ clovegarlic, peeled
1 tbspred wine vinegar
3 tbspolive oil
3 tbspcrème fraîche
to tastesea salt
to tasteblack pepper

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Walnut
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Lentils
Pome fruits (any)
Pear
Olive
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Kale
Fennel
Beetroot
Black and white pepper
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Maple (syrup and sap)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Blender

Season

Fall

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Walnut dressing

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