Hoisin Vinaigrette

A perfect dressing for kale with fresh garlic and ginger.

When Myra invented this recipe kale salads weren’t a thing. It was just one of the five choices you had for dressing on your salad. I think this is a great salad dressing for kale. This is one of those Myra recipes that has more ingredients than you would expect, but as a friend of mine used to say, “it’s so good, I could just drink it!”

Be sure to massage the vinaigrette into the kale and let it marinate for at least 10 minutes to tenderize the sturdy greens. Endive is another good choice for this dressing. I used both because the kale in my garden is still small.

Try some sliced almonds and dried cherries or raisins on top. A sweeter blue cheese (such as Gorgonzola) would be good as well.

Hoisin Vinaigrette

A perfect dressing for kale with fresh garlic and ginger.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Asian fusion

Servings 1 cup of dressing

Equipment

• 1 blender or food processor

Ingredients

  

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 TBLS fresh ginger
• 3 TBLS hoisin sauce
• 1 TBLS Dijon mustard
• 3 TBLS lemon juice bottled or fresh
• 2 TBLS. soy sauce
• 2 TBLS. balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil I prefer a light olive oil

Instructions

 

• Chop the garlic and fresh ginger in the food processor.
• Add and blend the hoisin, mustard, lemon juice, soy sauce and vinegar.
• With the processor on, slowly feed the oil in with the rest of the ingredients.

  Dressing should last for several weeks in the frig in a jar.

Notes

To make a salad with kale and /or endive:

Slice the kale and endive very thin. Figure one TBLS. of dressing for every 2 cups of salad. You can always add more dressing later if your want more.

Make sure you let the dressing marinate on the kale for 10 to 15 minutes before you add any other ingredients. Massage the kale with a fork (or your hands!) to tenderize the greens.

Suggested toppings: almonds, dried cherries, cranberries or raisins, a sweet blue cheese (such as Gorgonzola).

Keyword fresh garlic and ginger, Hoisin