Firsts from the Garden: Kale

The veggies are starting to rock and roll in the gardens at Struan Farm. This past weekend I made a delicious Festive Kale, Cranberry and Goat's Cheese Salad from the Dish magazine website (it also has sliced almonds). The vinaigrette is made of fresh lemon juice, olive oil and honey, and is used to massage the kale to soften it. I learned that just picked kale from the garden doesn't take nearly as much massaging as older kale from the grocery store, yet another reason to grow your own, as if you needed one!