Holy Kale!?
Kale…isn’t that for garnishing plates? I don’t know about you, but I never considered including kale on my shopping list. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a grudge against this green cabbage – honestly! It’s just one of those green leafy vegetables that I passed en route to the romaine lettuce or mixed greens. Maybe a side effect of my upbringing: salads consisted of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, Ba-Cos and French dressing.
But on one magnificent day, on a jaunt to Whole Foods with my brother-in-law, life changed: he made the most delicious kale salad for my wife and me!
Checkout this out!
A kale salad mixed with beets, carrots, crumbled bleu cheese, quinoa, walnuts and topped with an Asian Ginger Vinaigrette (I like this one) - freakin’ delicious!! Since that day, I’ve been hooked and make this salad quite frequently now.
To accompany this healthy goodness, I recommend a sensational Riesling…and I’ve got the perfect one for you!
Made from 100% Riesling, the 2010 Lucien Albrecht Reserve Riesling from Alsace, France is a delicious mouthful of dried apricots, sour apple, and almond with the swagger of flinty Alsatian terroir (plant roots are parked in part soil and part bedrock to give it that twang). Wildly incredible wine with this kale salad!
4 Stars out of 4 for the 2010 Lucien Albrecht Reserve Riesling (Sample, MSRP: $15 US).
A huge thank you to my brother-in-law for introducing me to the world of kale and for broadening my salad horizons. Lookout okra – you’re next! 
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Tags: 2010, 4-Star, Food and Wine Pairings, France, Lucien Albrecht, Riesling, White Wine, Wine Reviews, Wines under $20
4 Responses to “Holy Kale!?”
Started out very nice. Love Kale, beets and shaved carrots, but don't like bleu cheese or quinoa, can't do walnuts and any type of ginger dressing, but I do love Riesling wines with my salads. Although I am a big fan of Finger Lakes Riesling, this one I may have to give a try. Nice review!
Thanks Joe! I've also used lentils and other cheeses like gorgonzola and feta for a change of pace.
I recently made a killer kale salad that sounds similar I had at Barbuzzo in Philly. Made with finely chopped kale, beets, citrus dressing, pieces of grapefruit, pistachio nuts and blue cheese.
Where do you buy that ginger dressing you mentioned?
BTW, I'm the one who walks the big black dog in Rockwood in the mornings. How weird that I found you through my friend Patty's story in the News Journal.
Hey Eve – Crazy, small world, huh? Thanks for the comment! I initially found the dressing at Whole Foods, but I've seen it in other chains like Super Fresh as well. See you at the park!