Kale with smoked bacon, baby potatoes, walnuts and blue cheese

Add a punch of wholesomeness to mealtimes by preparing this kale with smoked bacon recipe. It is a feast on your palate with a combination of healthy ingredients.

Kale is a superfood that will add a good level of vitamins A, C and K, iron, calcium, magnesium and fibre to your plate. Did you know that although kale is usually associated with a leafy green colour, you also get kale with vibrant shades of purple and white?

This kale with smoked bacon salad contains a delightful combination of ingredients. The addition of baby potatoes, walnuts and blue cheese makes it a well-balanced dish that will make your body cells rejoice.

For the ultimate enjoyment, serve this kale with smoked bacon recipe with steak. You will see your guests reaching out for the dishing spoon more than once to take another portion of this mouth-watering salad.

Let us know in the comments section of this recipe if you have prepared this side dish.

Kale with smoked bacon, baby potatoes, walnuts and blue cheese recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Petrus Madutlela Course: SidesCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Total time

25

minutes

Ingredients

• 200 g 200 kale, chopped

• 8 8 baby potatoes, peeled & halved, or one large potato peeled & diced into cubes

• 25 g 25 butter

• ½ pack ½ smoked bacon

• 100 g 100 blue cheese

• 100 g 100 walnuts

• 1 tablespoon 1 sherry vinegar

• juice of ½ lemon

• seasoning to taste

Method

• Blanch the baby potatoes for 8 minutes.
• Blanch the kale in salted boiling water for 3 minutes, refresh in cold water, drain and pat dry using some kitchen towel.
• Chop the bacon into 1 cm slices and fry off in the butter until crispy in a large frying pan.
• Add the cooked potatoes and walnuts. Stir in the kale and sherry vinegar, tumble the ingredients together and sauté for a few minutes, then crumble in the blue cheese.
• Add a squeeze of lemon juice and season to taste.

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