Kale and Apple Salad with Crisp Pancetta and Gouda

20 min
Kale and Apple Salad with Crisp Pancetta and Gouda

No holiday required for this family favorite salad. The flavor of Arla® Gouda snack cheese brings this salad alive.

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Ingredients

Olive oil
2 tbsp
(thick slices) pancetta finely diced
6 oz
Balsamic vinegar
¼ cup
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Bunch kale with stems removed
1½ pound
Radicchio leaves, torn into bite-size pieces
10
Apples sliced and cut into matchsticks
2
Chopped chives
3 tbsp
Chopped tarragon
1 tbsp
Finely chopped Gouda Snack Cheese
8

Instructions

  • In a skillet, heat the oil and cook the pancetta until crisp, about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside. Add the pan dripping to the salad bowl and whisk in vinegar, salt and pepper. Blanch the kale quickly by simmering in salted water, about 1 minute. Immediately shock in cold water, drain and tear into bite size pieces. Toss with radicchio, apples, chives and tarragon. Mound the salad on serving plates and sprinkle with pancetta and pieces of Arla® Gouda snack cheese.
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