Kale Caesar with broken eggs and crushed croutons from Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites (page 55) by Deb Perelman

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  • lholtzman on August 02, 2025

    Delicious way to use kale. I used regular curly kale from my garden and it was delicious. This is a good salad for lunch or a side salad for pizza.

  • kbrooks on May 22, 2024

    We're not fond of raw kale; I've been using this faux Caesar dressing on lots of other salads.I make it as written, adding in the parmesan cheese.

  • Suitsme on March 22, 2024

    Perfect as written. It’s a dish I crave.

  • dbuhler on August 06, 2023

    I only made the dressing and it was just okay. In terms of caesar dressings that don't use anchovies, I prefer the ratios of ATK's version. I added the parmesan to the dressing because I prefer my caesar dressing to have that included.

  • averythingcooks on April 01, 2023

    I made the dressing & the panko to use on a salad of mixed greens & thinly sliced red onion. Both are great little tricks to have on hand to dress up a simple salad and I have enough of both left for tonight's dinner. Repeats for sure.

  • kbrooks on March 31, 2023

    The faux Caesar dressing is great on other salads, on steamed green beans or broccoli, and as a dip for crudites.

  • anya_sf on February 18, 2023

    I just made the dressing to use on romaine lettuce with traditional croutons. I loved that it was quick and easy and I didn't have to make a vast quantity, plus the flavor was very good with the larger amount of lemon juice and lots of parmesan cheese.

  • snoozermoose on May 18, 2022

    This was so delicious and easier than I thought! Will definitely make this again.

  • sofull on November 16, 2020

    Never made Caesar salad before and so it was easier than I thought. Will make again!

  • hirsheys on May 06, 2018

    I made this with baby spinach (what I had) and it was great. With the eggs and the breadcrumbs, the salad is really quite special and super easy if you have greens and a lemon in your fridge. For future reference, I prefer this dressing with the smaller amount of lemon juice (1 T) and a relatively light amount of garlic.

  • westminstr on March 12, 2018

    This was a good salad, very pantry friendly with the panko and with the eggs (2 each cooked in the IP) and bread on the side, was enough for dinner.

  • BeckyLeJ on March 08, 2018

    This was good and quite satisfying as a dinner salad.

  • Rutabaga on March 04, 2018

    The "cheater" caesar dressing here is a great match for kale, and I loved the addition of panko crumbs. Since the rest of the family aren't "jammy" egg fans, I kept those aside for my own salad. My baby kale was quite robust (nothing like the delicate leaves featured in the cookbook photo), so I used almost the full amount of dressing, adding it ahead of time to soften it. My husband isn't a big kale fan, but he loved this salad, and even my six-year-old ate his (very) small portion with minimal fuss.

  • Lesliehauser on January 27, 2018

    Really is the best kale salad!

  • southerncooker on January 24, 2018

    Love kale and this recipe didn't disappoint.

  • Cgautier on January 01, 2018

    I made this twice the first week I bought the book. Yum.

  • rionafaith on November 05, 2017

    Great easy salad. I served alongside a pan-seared steak, but this could also be a light meal on its own.

  • Zosia on November 02, 2017

    Family and I really enjoyed this and despite having a few components, it was quite quick to prepare. I used thinly sliced curly kale in place of baby kale as recommended and dressed it well in advance of serving to soften it. A half batch of dressing was enough for the full amount of kale.

  • Lepa on October 27, 2017

    This is the first recipe I tried in this eagerly-anticipated book and it didn't disappoint! I scaled the recipe down a bit because I was eating alone. I used a whole bunch of kale but only half the dressing and one egg. It was perfect for one- and so, so delicious!

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