Smoked Salmon and Blood Orange Kale Salad with Avocado Toast Croutons

Smoked Salmon and Blood Orange Kale Salad with Avocado Toast Croutons

Ashley Manila

Ingredients

1 bunch tuscan kale, ribs and large stems removed; cut into bite sized pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
4 ounces smoked salmon, cut into bite sized pieces
1 large ripe blood orange, cut into 8 segments
2 pieces of bread, toasted well
1 large ripe avocado, cut in half and pitted

Instructions

Place kale in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, and massage olive oil into the kale leaves for a few minutes. Add salt and pepper. Set aside.
Toast bread until very hard but not burnt. Carefully scoop out the avocado onto the toast (I use 1/2 avocado per side of bread) and gently smash it down using a fork. Cut into small bite sized pieces. I found it easiest to do this with a pizza cutter.
Top salad with smoked salmon, orange segments, and croutons.
Add dressing after serving, if desired.
*I found this salad had enough flavor from the ingredients alone, but a squeeze of fresh orange or lemon added a nice POP of citrus if you're looking to wake it up a little. Just be sure to dress it right before serving, or it will get soggy.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/smoked-salmon-and-blood-orange-kale-salad-with-avocado-toast-croutons/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-39208":{"type":"food","name":"Smoked Salmon and Blood Orange Kale Salad with Avocado Toast Croutons","slug":"wprm-smoked-salmon-and-blood-orange-kale-salad-with-avocado-toast-croutons","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6468.jpg","rating":{"count":0,"total":0,"average":0,"type":{"comment":0,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"bunch tuscan kale, ribs and large stems removed; cut into bite sized pieces","notes":"","id":2802,"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"olive oil","notes":"","id":977,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Salt and pepper to taste","notes":"","id":1258,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","name":"smoked salmon, cut into bite sized pieces","notes":"","id":2803,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"large ripe blood orange, cut into 8 segments","notes":"","id":2804,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"pieces","name":"of bread, toasted well","notes":"","id":2805,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"pieces","unitParsed":"pieces"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"large ripe avocado, cut in half and pitted","notes":"","id":2806,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}}],"originalServings":"0","originalServingsParsed":1,"currentServings":"0","currentServingsParsed":1,"currentServingsFormatted":"0","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}