Kale Caesar Salad

The key to a great kale Caesar salad is to marinate the kale in olive oil while you prepare the dressing and croutons. Oil breaks down the tough leaves, turning them tender-crisp.

Shredded Kale Salad With Pine Nuts, Currants, and Parmesan

Raw shredded kale makes a nutritious and tasty salad, especially when paired with toasted pine nuts, currants, and shaved Parmesan. It also holds up well, even with the dressing, so you can make it ahead of time.

Roasted Delicata Squash and Kale Salad With Hazelnut-Parmesan Crumble

Sheet-pan roasted delicata squash and kale with a mustardy vinaigrette and a savory hazelnut crumble.

Roasted-Chickpea and Kale Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

A hearty salad of chickpeas roasted with cumin and paprika until dense and nutty, combined with kale, fresh herbs, pine nuts, and sun-dried tomatoes. This is a salad that gets even better on the second day.

Kale and Quinoa Salad

A Kale and Quinoa Salad that happens to star 2 superfoods. The addition of fresh dill and coriander/cilantro and a fresh lemon dressing makes all the difference, as well as a sprinkle of feta and almonds.

Roasted Pear Salad With Endive, Blue Cheese, and Hazelnut

This hearty, sweet, and savory salad combines roasted pears with bitter endive, rich blue cheese, and toasted hazelnut. It's the perfect salad for either the autumn or wintry weather.

Spicy Kale Caesar

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Warm Kale and Caramelized Mushroom Salad

Mushrooms are sautéed until deeply golden brown and paired with hearty kale leaves and a nutty sherry vinegar dressing. It's an easy vegetarian meal in a bowl.

Kale, Apple, and Pancetta Salad

With slightly bitter kale and radicchio, crispy-salty pancetta, tart apples and sweet maple syrup, this hearty winter salad hits all the right taste buttons. It's also just a beautiful salad. Be sure your apples aren't too sour, especially if using Granny Smith—you'll need a little sweetness to balance out the tartness of the vinaigrette.

Make-Ahead Roasted Squash and Kale Salad With Spiced Nuts, Cranberries, and Maple

This salad combines sweet roasted butternut squash with roasted kale in a vinaigrette flavored with maple syrup and sherry vinegar, along with some spiced pecans for crunch and dried cranberries for a nice chewy texture.