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Warm Bacon and Mushroom Kale Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound bacon chopped
  • 1 large leek chopped
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 cups kale
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, add bacon, leeks, mushrooms and salt and pepper.
  • Cook for 10 minutes, until bacon is very brown and crispy. Transfer bacon mixture to a paper towel lined plate.
  • Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet. To the skillet, add the kale. Cook for 5 minutes, until slightly tender.
  • In a large bowl, toss the remaining 5 ingredients (cherry tomatoes through honey), and add the bacon mixture and the kale. Serve warm.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Steamed green beans. NUTRITION: 622 Calories; 49g Fat (70.9% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 72mg Cholesterol; 1397mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 7 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
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