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Maitake Mushroom-Kale Salad for #KaleDay2015

Are you celebrating  National Kale Day ? While I normally don't celebrate food holidays - think National Cream Puff Day on January 2nd or National Taffy Day on May 23rd or National Cake Day on November 26th - I actually really love National Kale Day. Earlier this week I received from Maitake mushrooms from a friend whose family owns a farm in the Central Valley. Fun! I decided to incorporate those sweet and meaty fungi morsels into our celebratory kale salad. Too bad my Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf is out of town for Fall Break. He's the best kale salad massager I know! So, I was left to my own devices to incorporate our favorite Fall green into a salad. Ingredients serves 2 2 C lacinto kale, thinly sliced 1 T olive oil 1/4 C fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 C fresh cilantro, chopped 2 C Maitake mushrooms, separated 1 t sesame oil 1 t soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari) 1 T freshly squeezed orange juice Procedure Place kale in a large mixing bowl. Add the olive oil....