Kale Salad with Pistachios and Creamy Parmesan Dressing

YOU GUYS.  This is one of my very favorite salads on the planet.  I love it so much I’m going to christen it my “house salad” right here and now.It helps that it has so many of my very favorite ingredients, from nutty pistachios and cherry tomatoes to Parmesan two ways: shaved into the salad and as part of the creamiest Parmesan dressing.  Plus it’s so easy to throw together and you can make the dressing ahead of time (it only gets better after a rest in the fridge), so assembly is as simple as prepping the kale, tomatoes and pistachios and dousing the salad in dressing.  You could definitely use another type of kale (baby or curly), but I really love the deep green, luxurious leaves of the Tuscan kale.  Thankfully, I think it’s becoming easier and easier to find at grocery stores too!Let’s talk about this dressing for a second: it’s the creamy, cheesy dressing of your dreams…one you might only have thought possible from a restaurant.  It has some of flavorings of a Caesar dressing, with Dijon, garlic and Worcestershire, but firmly stands as its own dressing.I may have eaten this on its own for dinner several times.  It’s that satisfying and filling.  You could throw some chicken on top and really call it dinner!

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