I used pumpkin seeds as I didn’t have candied walnuts and I like them with kale.

I had a big bag of chopped fresh kale only half-used. I had apples. I had spiced walnuts in the freezer that I made ages ago.

So I massaged the kale with some olive oil, s&p, and a few red pepper flakes. Put it on a cookie sheet with the frozen nuts and warmed them in a 325F oven for about 15 minutes. The kale was just crisp and the nuts had warmed through.

I made a light amount of dressing with balsamic, olive oil, s&p, bit of Dijon and a pinch of sugar. Chopped an apple.

When the kale and nuts had cooled, I chopped the nuts roughly, and tossed nuts, kale and apples with the dressing.

DMV Note: a nice addition is grated feta, pecorino or parm