Cold Kale Salad With Many Options

Ingredients:

1 bunch kale (any variety)

2 cups of optional additions (dried cranberries, cherries or apricots, sliced apples or pears, sliced or chopped toasted almonds, pecans or walnuts, parmesan or feta cheese, or, or, or....)

Dressing:

1 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup lime or lemon juice

4 cloves of garlic or 2 pureed garlic scapes

Salt to taste

Directions:

Wash and remove kale from stems. Let kale drain. Roll kale leave into a bundle and slice into 1/2 ribbons or sized to your liking. Combine dressing ingredients. If you are using scapes, puree them first. Allow dressing to sit for at least a half hour before serving. Combine dressing and kale about 15 minutes before serving. Kale and dressing can be prepared several days in advance.