Lacinato Kale & Mint Salad With Spicy Peanut Dressing Recipe on Food52 (2024)

Can't wait to try this recipe. I remember when Kale took the recipe world by storm. Lacinato kale is healthy and delicious. Thanks for this recipe

A lovely surprise--to treat kale ribbons like noodles in this salad. I did make some noodles to serve with (made 4x the dressing to cover) and added extra sesame oil, peanut oil, and tamari to the noodles before dressing them. Also added cilantro to the salad. Everyone in my family adored it.

Only had green and red kale. Delicious recipe! A keeper!

I've made this salad a few times and it's great, but the peanut dressing is the real stand out. Skipping the water leaves the sauce thick, great for wraps, chicken, or just dipping vegetables. If I add only 1 tbsp water it's a great sauce over rice noodles with shrimp basil and mint. Great peanut sauce recipe.

Substituted peanut for almond butter in a pinch and it turned out beautifully. Amen for pomegranate molasses.

Good one! Cutting the kale small saves you from having to "massage" it. Delicious dresssing too

arun October 12, 2021

wow nice!

Wow, we are so happy we found this recipe! Delicious, refreshing, and filling lunch that is now in our rotation in quarantine. Super easy to make and is so flavorful! We have snuck it into the rotation at least twice a week for a few weeks now, and we have yet to get bored of it! We sub tahini instead of peanut butter for preferred flavor and it's an addicting dressing

OMG, what a beautiful recipe! I was just looking for a way to use up leftover mint and I am walking away with what can totally be a great base for grain or seafood salads..yummm!

I've been making this recipe on repeat lately - it is so good!
I sub pecans or pistachios for the walnuts, and use a bag of prepped kale slaw from my local market.

Kale harvested fresh from the garden is much more tender than any I’ve ever bought in the store. It’s easy to grow and very hardy, endures hot weather and moderately cold temps. Haven’t tried this recipe, but it sounds great and I look forward to trying it.

This is one of my all-time-favorites on Food52 and really, anywhere. Been making it for years now! Last night I roasted some shrimp that had been tossed in chili-garlic sauce and palm sugar while I prepped the salad. Honestly, you could hardly taste the shrimp over the strong flavors of the salad, but it was a nice way to add some protein and make it a meal. We'll be making this one for years to come!

Company holiday potluck submission. Many did not try as it was green and made with kale - those who did, loved. I shared the recipe many times. The entire combination of flavors is fantastic.

This dressing is fantastic!! I literally caught my husband eating leftovers straight out of the jar. Honey is an easy sub for more obscure pomegranate molasses and makes this basically a pantry recipe. It also works wonderfully as a summer crudite dip (raw snap peas, radishes, carrots) or chicken satay dressing. Versatile and delicious, this dressing is high in my summer recipe rotation.

Massaging kale first does help to soften it a bit and makes eating raw kale a pleasure... Once I was given the task of making a massaged kale salad for 150 people. Aack ! I lit upon the idea of throwing the sliced greens into our huge 30 quart mixer at work ~ allowing the mixer paddle to do the massaging. Worked great and saved so much time. I use this method at home now for smaller amounts in my 6 quart KitchenAid...with great, fast results. Love this salad ! Spicy peanut sauce is superb !

This was absolutely amazing. I used Fancy molasses instead of pomegranate molasses and it was delicious. Everyone practically inhaled it!

Google pomegranate molasses for on-line sources and other uses.

Anyone tried this with Tahini instead of peanut butter?

Tried this recipe for supper. Didn't have any mint, just kale. Added dried cranberries. It was great! The dressing could definitely be used for many recipes. A keeper :)