The cold fall and winter months call for crisp kale and seasonal fruit and vegetables. Kale Harvest Salad featuring Taylor Farms is the perfect celebration of fall and winter flavors. This particular salad features Taylor Farm's Asiago Kale Kit and a medley of seasonal flavors, including ripe persimmons, delicata squash, and pomegranate seeds. It is a crowd-pleasing dish that is perfect for holiday gatherings or a healthy weeknight dinner.
Taylor Farms' Asiago Kale Kit features shaved brussel sprouts, tender kale, parmesan croutons, radicchio, asiago cheese, and a lemon garlic vinaigrette. The crisp greens make an ideal bed for the sweet squash, fruit, and shallots. Every bite of the Kale Harvest Salad has a mix of crunchy healthy greens, sweet persimmon, garlicky squash, and lemony dressing.
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Ingredients
- Taylor Farms Asiago Kale Kit - a flavor packed salad base
- Shallot - add a fragrant, aromatic flavor. They have a mild bite compared to standard onions.
- Pomegranate seeds - add a light sharp flavor and are a good source of antioxidants and insoluble fiber
- Persimmons - a wintery fruit with a natural honey, cinnamon flavor. Persimmon's meat and skin soften and ripen when baked, and their delicious sweet and warm flavors are released.
- Delicata squash - a sweet potato squash that is a great source of potassium and dietary fiber
- Olive oil - melds the salad flavors together
- Garlic powder - adds the classic aromatic flavor.
How To Make Kale Harvest Salad featuring Taylor Farms
The Kale Harvest Salad is an approachable recipe that looks impressive. This Taylor Farms Salad Kit comes with most of the ingredients you'll need, so you will only need to prep a few more ingredients to complete the salad.
- Preheat the oven - Heat the oven to 400°F.
- Prepare the squash - Slice the delicata squash in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and cut into quarter-inch slices. Gently toss the delicata squash in olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Bake the squash - Arrange the squash on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes until golden. Remove the squash from the oven and cool.
- Mix the salad - In a large salad bowl, add the Taylor Farms Asiago Kale Kit ingredients, including the greens, parmesan croutons, radicchio, and asiago cheese. Add the shallots and lemon garlic vinaigrette and toss until mixed.
- Top the salad - Top the salad with persimmons, delicata squash, pomegranate seeds, and freshly cracked pepper.
Equipment
This Taylor Farms Salad recipe calls for a few kitchen essentials that can be used for countless other recipes. For this recipe, you will need a baking sheet, mixing bowls, a salad spinner (optional, but it does make the lettuce dry and crisp), tongs, a knife, and cutting board.
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Storage
Store the ingredients for this salad kit in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
About Taylor Farms
Taylor Farms is a third-generation lettuce farm located in beautiful Salinas, California. They specialize in an array of fresh and healthy products, including salad blends and kits, juicing greens, and fruit and vegetable trays. Taylor Farms believes that fresh, flavorful greens create the foundation for enjoying vegetables in imaginative and delicious ways.
Taylor Farms focuses on quality ingredients and operations. Aside from growing high-quality, fresh ingredients, they also uphold responsible, sustainable practices. Taylor Farms Retail uses energy from a wind turbine, solar panels, and fuel cells, reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, they optimize their packaging and water usage to reduce their carbon footprint and minimize waste.
Taylor Farms is a leader in the produce industry and provides their customers with flavorful, healthy greens.
Kale Harvest Salad featuring Taylor Farms
Ingredients
- 1 Package of Taylor Farms Asiago Kale Kit
- 1 shallot sliced
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 persimmons cut into wedges
- 1 delicata squash sliced
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven - Heat the oven to 400°F. Â
- Prepare the squash - Slice the delicata squash in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and cut into quarter-inch slices. Gently toss the delicata squash in olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Bake the squash - Arrange the squash on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Â Cook in the oven for 15 minutes until golden. Â Remove the squash from the oven and cool.Â
- Mix the salad - In a large salad bowl, add the Taylor Farms Asiago Kale Kit ingredients, including the greens, parmesan croutons, radicchio, and asiago cheese. Add the shallots and lemon garlic vinaigrette and toss until mixed.
- Top the salad - Top the salad with persimmons, delicata squash, pomegranate seeds, and freshly cracked pepper. Â
Nutrition
Food safety
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
matt
Recently picked up a bag of Taylor Farms mix... mind you, I never found myself to be the biggest fan of kale, but this recipe made me change my mind. Initially thought the flavors would be too similar with more hearty ingredients like the squash and persimmon, but the pomegranate pulp helped cut right through that. Definitely going to make this again.
pastaragazza
I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe! I agree that the pomegranate seeds brighten the dish and compliment the kale.
Paula
Where can we purchase Taylor Farm products?
pastaragazza
You can follow this link to see which stores near you carry Taylor Farm products: https://www.taylorfarms.com/find-a-store/