Recipe

SmokeMaster_® Black Forest Ham Kale Salad

Name: SmokeMaster® Black Forest Ham Kale Salad
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 bunches Kale (Lacinato or similar variety); 0.5 lb Boar's Head Black Forest Beechwood Smoked Ham (diced); 1 can (15 ounces) Chickpeas; 0.5 cup Dates; 0.25 cup Red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp Boar’s Head® Delicatessen Style Mustard; 1 clove Garlic (minced); 1 tbsp Honey; 2 tbsp Fresh cilantro (chopped); 2 tbsp Lemon juice (fresh); 0.5 cup Olive Oil; 0.5 tsp Kosher Salt; 0.25 tsp Black pepper (freshly ground); 0.5 cup Boar's Head Chipotle Gouda Cheese (shaved); 0.5 cup Mandarin orange; 2 tbsp Pomegranate seed

This salad celebrates the joy of the sweet and salty contrast of the dates and our SmokeMaster Beechwood Smoked_® Black Forest Ham, as well as the healthy and textural use of chickpeas and kale. This is a great salad for someone who doesn't think he or she likes kale!

Serves

Ingredients

2bunches

Kale, Lacinato or similar variety

½lb

Boar's Head Black Forest Beechwood Smoked Ham, diced

1can (15 ounces)

Chickpeas

½cup

Dates

¼cup

Red wine vinegar

2tbsp

Boar’s Head_® Delicatessen Style Mustard

1clove

Garlic, minced

1tbsp

Honey

2tbsp

Fresh cilantro, chopped

2tbsp

Lemon juice, fresh

½cup

Olive Oil

½tsp

Kosher Salt

¼tsp

Black pepper, freshly ground

½cup

Boar's Head Chipotle Gouda Cheese, shaved

½cup

Mandarin orange

2tbsp

Pomegranate seed

Instructions

01Thoroughly wash kale, spin dry and strip stem from leaves. Chop into bite-size pieces.
02Dice ham into small pieces, reserve.
03Strain liquid from the can of chickpeas.
04Remove pit from dates, and cut the dates into rings.
05In a mixing bowl, add red wine vinegar, mustard, garlic, honey, cilantro and lemon juice. Slowly incorporate olive oil until it emulsifies with the rest of the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
06Toss kale, ham, chickpeas and dates with dressing. Place in clean bowl and shave Boar's Head Chipotle Gouda cheese on top. Garnish with oranges and pomegranate seeds.

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