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Kale & Date Salad
with Cranberry Pear White Balsamic Vinaigrette

Inspired by the delicious Arugula Salad at Sunny Yoga Kitchen

Serves 4

Ingredients:
6 cups Baby Kale
1/4 cups Chopped Pecans
1 Small Shallot Thinly Sliced
3 Dates Thinly Sliced
2 tbsp Cranberry Pear White Balsamic Vinegar
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tsp Stoneground Mustard
1/4 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper

Directions:

1. To make the vinaigrette combine cranberry pear white balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, stoneground mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk.
2. Combine kale, shallots, pecans and dates in a large bowl and drizzle with vinaigrette; toss. Divide salad among plates.
3. Don’t have an ingredient? Substitute Arugula for Kale, use pistachios instead of pecans or use Ripe Summer Peach Balsamic Vinegar instead of the Cranberry Pear White Balsamic Vinaigrette (we do this in the summer for seasonality).