Another Kale Idea - Kale & Bulgur Wheat Greek Salad? Oh yes!

I still had a bag of kale left in the fridge, and was looking at lots of ideas as to what do do with it, including putting it in the bin, but I'd have been told off.

So i had to come up with something.

Kale needs strong flavours, or needs to be heated to temper its flavour. So what to do?

I wanted the to maximise the health benefits so did not want to cook it.

So i was inspired by the idea of a Kale Greek Salad. I admit that this was not an original idea of mine, but i made the recipe my own with my variation.

Ingredients:
1 bag of kale (washed and removed from hard stalks), Chopped
1 Jar of Olives (i used almond stuffed ones for a crunch)
1 Chopped med Red Onion
1 Pack of Feta Cheese (you can omit this if vegan), chopped into small cubes
Red & Green Peppers chopped up
1/2 Cucumber, washed skin on, cubed(i think i forgot mine, but if you use it, remove the seeds if you want to serve it later, as that stops the water leaching out and making the salad all yukky)
Optional - 2-3 cups of of cooked Bulgur Wheat (cover dry bulgur wheat with water or stock and simmer for 20 mins until water has been absorbed and grains can be fluffed up). (I just had some to use up and it bulked out the salad).

Dressing:
2 tbl spoons of Vinegar (I used Citron vinegar but you can use any white wine or cider vinegar, but you want something that will wilt the kale a little)
A few sundried tomatoes (I used about 6)
Black pepper & salt (or Braggs Aminos)
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
1-2 cloves of garlic (i wanted it garlicky)
2 tbl spoons of water
6 tbl spoons of olive oil or the oil from the jar of sundried tomatoes. (i think i used a little of the sundried tomato oil and 1/2 an avocado instead, but only because i am trying to reduce my oil consumption and 1 tsp of Olive Oil is 100 calories. (I always thought it was "good for you", but Olive Oil has the same calorie count as any oil, its just a better type of fat, ho-hum).

Method - Mix salad ingredients; whizz up dressing (in a vita mix or blender) and toss salad in dressing. I found that it tasted nicer when left for a while as the kale softens.

I just thought of a Greek joke - it made me smile, but writing it down, i don't think it'll work, or anyway i'll not quite get it right, but here goes:

Question - What does a Greek Urn?

Answer - Not a lot!

Yup - It's just not funny, but the salad is tasty.

To make up for the awful joke, here is a handy factoid:

Bulgur is more nutritious than white rice and couscous because it contains more fiber and more vitamins and minerals and has a lower glycemic index than white rice or couscous.