There are lots of questions that you might ponder when tempted to make a salad. Some are easy to answer. Should I add fruit? (Answer: no.) Others are more complicated. When should I dress the salad? (Depends on what’s in it.) But the most important of these questions concern the heart of the salad, its green base.
Gone are the days of...
Kale, with its sturdy leaves, feels like a winter green (and it does fit well, of course, in cold weather cooking), yet many farmers markets and groceries are full of it now.
Whether White Russian, red, lacinato or other varieties, kale is in its accendancy, with baby kale leaves especially popular. The baby leaves are so tender, they go...
