Kale, avocado and toasted pine nut salad recipe

Kale, avocado and toasted pine nut salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of kale, de-stemmed and finely chopped
  • 30g manchego cheese (or pecorino works well)
  • 1 small lemon
  • 1 half of a large, ripe avocado
  • Pinch sea salt and black pepper
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Method

  1. Chop your kale and place chopped in a large bowl.
  2. Add the juice from the lemon to the kale and massage it in with your hands until the kale is slightly tenderised and allow to sit for 10 minutes.   
  3. Cut your avocado into chunks and toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan until a little more golden.
  4. Chop the manchego into cubes or crumble.
  5. Combine all the ingredients in to a bowl, drizzle over a glug of olive oil and season with sea salt and pepper.