Kale sweet potato salad with sesame seed dressing
Maybe this is the best way to eat kale. Crisp it in an air-firer, sprinkle a salty spice on it and it will feast your tastebuds with its unique textural quality. Kale, by itself, has a peculiar, earthiness and a slight-bitter, aftertaste. If treated well, it extols the presence of other ingredients in a dish.Kale contains fibre, antioxidants, calcium, vitamins, iron and a wide range of other nutrients. So including it in the diet is beneficial. Making it taste good is the challenge most of us face. The flavour and nutritional content vary between different types of kale. The younger leaves are less bitter and less fibrous. But the curly, deep green ruffled is mostly available in the market. Which is fibrous and you need to get rid of the centre stalk before using it.
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- 1 Air-fryer
- 1 Blender
- 2 Mixing bowls
Ingredients
- 1/4th cup sesame seeds https://amzn.to/3RrmV66
- 4-5 cloves of garlic
- 25 ml olive oil https://amzn.to/3NXjJfG
- salt to taste
- 25 ml apple cider vinegar https://amzn.to/3AFEg5q
- 250 gm parboiled sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp red chilli powder https://amzn.to/3RnY17y
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Roast sesame seed on a medium-low flame. Make sure to stir them for and even roasting. As they cool down add them to the blender. I recommend a smaller size blender so all the ingredients blend well and emulsify. Add the garlic cloves, salt, olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Blend all the ingredients, so you have a smooth runny dressing. If required, add some water and blend again.
- Cut the parboiled sweet potatoes into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle with some salt, and red chilli powder and drizzle a little oil on the top. Add these potatoes to the air-frier and cook for 20 minutes, till nice and crispy. When done take them out and set them aside.
- Tear the kale leaves into bite-size pieces. Rub some oil and crisp them in the air fryer. Don’t crowd the bucket of the frier and if require, crisp them in batches. Kale requires five minutes of air frier time. https://amzn.to/3PpF3LW
- To assemble, put the crispy kale on a plate and top it up with sweet potatoes. Drizzle a generous amount of dressing on the top and enjoy a healthy treat.