Barbuto kale salad

Serves: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 350g young tender kale
  • 100g grated or shaved Parmesan
  • FOR THE DRESSING
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2tbs Dijon mustard
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1tbs red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 6 salted anchovies, chopped
  • 50ml sunflower oil
  • 50ml olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • FOR THE CRUNCHY BREADCRUMBS
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • 3tbs olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • ½tsp chilli flakes
  • Salt and pepper

1 Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.

2 To make the dressing, whisk everything together until smooth and creamy.

3 For the crunchy breadcrumbs: place the breadcrumbs on a roasting tray with the olive oil, garlic, chilli, salt and pepper. Cook for 12-15 minutes, turning once or twice, until golden and crunchy.

4 Remove the stalks from the kale, wash and pat the leaves dry.

5 You can either chop the kale finely or pulse it in a food processor for a short time.

6 Add the dressing, breadcrumbs and Parmesan to the kale and serve on a platter for sharing.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford