Funny how an- uh oh what am I’m going to make for dinner moment (the fridge was looking particularly slim pickings) turns into a wow, I think I’ll make that again moment.
Yep, it was one of those times.
Kale Rice Salad
some cooked brown rice
a couple of good slurps of olive oil
2 chopped shallots
bunch of finely chopped new kale leaves (older stems will be too chewy raw)
1/2 can of corn
a good squeeze of lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
mix it all together and serve at room temperature… or hot… or cold.
cityhippyfarmgirl 
Hey, I’m growing all of that!! (Except the rice, olive oil, salt and pepper.)
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That looks simply fantastic.
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what a lovely quick rice salad. so fresh and tasty. and the lemon juice always brings out wonderfully the flavors.
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I’ve noticed the same thing – fewest key ingredients you have, most inspired the dish. I have a theory. I think a lot of cooking is “overelaborated”. With so many options, we think we have to use them all, at once! Restraint lets the key ingredient – the kale here – shine through. And I still have some kale in the garden. yum,
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I agree with your theory Linda most whole heartedly. If the ingredients are in season, preferably local (no cold storage for ages), the dish doesn’t have to be complicated. The taste of the simple ingredients makes an average sounding meal taste ridiculously tasty…saying that, I was still surprised at this one.
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This is a great recipe for a Friday. I have a bag of Cavalo Nero from my allotment and now I know what to do with it tonight! Jean, Brisbane
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Now that is what i call a feed!.. c
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Now, I have a question for you: where do you get your kale?? I have never been able to find it, despite shopping at markets rather than supermarkets for fruit and veg. Do you grow it? Or do I just need to look harder?
Great dish, by the way 🙂
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Hmm, I definitely don’t grow it in my teeny tiny pots (although that would be lovely). I’m lucky to have a wonderful local stall holder that grows all her produce in western Sydney, and she has loads of kale…saying that, I do also see it in my local fruit and vege shop as well.
Hope you can find some Kari, it’s a really versatile vegetable.
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Ah, that’s a nice play-able recipe even if I don’t have kale to hand at the moment, I can think of lots of other veg that will work. Thank you!
BTW, I made your asparagus/capsicum recipe of last Friday that Friday night. The haloumi was a winner with it.
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What a great idea. My naturopath would love me to eat this – she loves vegetarian meals with brown rice.
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Is kale the same as cavolo nero? It grows everywhere here and is really cheap and delicious. I have ravioli stuffed with cavolo nero the other day – delicious.
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From what I understand there are a few different kinds of kale, and yes the one I’ve been playing with is either Tuscan kale or cavalo nero (which I’m pretty sure is same thing.) Ravioli stuffed kale?… delicious indeed.
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how perfect! I love it when a meal just comes together 🙂
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I just can’t get my head around kale. P and I love greens and veg, but neither of us like it. I wonder if I’m doing something wrong when preparing it. It’s so tough!
That frugal plate of food looks simply delicious. I’m about to fry up some nearly-going-spongy mushrooms with a bit of crème fraîche on toast. Yummy. Waste not, want not!
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Misk I wonder whether you’ve been cooking with another variety like the curly kale. The first time I cooked with that one and even after a looong time cooking it was still an olympic event getting through it. If you google tuscan kale images as compared to curly kale you can see one looks a bit tougher. (Still tasty, but needs to be cooked longer and/or the stalks avoided.)
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This looks very like a salad I make with spinach- only I add bacon.
I always add bacon.
Maybe not very frugal- but yummy!
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Looks great. I ought to be more adventurous and actually try kale – this might be a good introduction!
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Brydie, you always do so well with your Frugal Friday dishes! This looks like a delicious and substantial vegetarian offering!
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I’ve never been brave enough to eat kale raw in salad but I like the idea of it in rice salad more than just in a vegetable salad as I have seen before
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wow…super tempting n healthy..
new to your space…awesome space you have with interesting recipe collection …
excellent cliks..
Am your happy follower now..;)
do stop by mine sometime..
Tasty Appetite
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That looks great! The best meals are often the ones in which we are throwing together what we have in the fridge or cupboard without a preconceived plan or recipe.
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simply yummy!!
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Simple, honest and healthy. I’d down a bowl right now.
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