“Isn’t that seaweed?”

…”no, that’s kelp. This is kale.”

“Oh. Okay, I’ll try it.”

That was the theme of today’s Roasted Kale Salad with Goat Cheese and Lemon Dressing. But let’s go back to the beginning…

It all started at Wegmans (shocker). I was browsing the greens and I saw this big bag of kale and immediately thought of The Bachelor. If you watch, you know why. So, I was like okay I can do something with kale, right? And today, I found out that I totally can! I can do something amazing with kale. Which means I get to share it with YOU so you can do it too! Yayyyyy!

So when I got home, I divided it up into 2 baking dishes just so I could do it all at once:

Then, I drizzled about 1 tablespoon of EVOO over each pan and sprinkled some pepper and minced garlic:

I popped them into the oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes (18 if you really want specifics). When I took them out, I combined them into one pan and sprinkled some goat cheese over the top:

Seriously...could this look any more delicious?

Then I opened the fridge, saw a lemon, and had a glorious idea (don't be so surprised). I juiced half a lemon and sprinkled? Can you sprinkle a liquid? Whatever, I need a thesaurus. Anyway, I sprinkled the lemon juice over the salad. 

It was amazing! This is my new favorite salad. It was so, so good. My grandfather even ate some. He didn't want to, like at all, but I made him and he said it "wasn't that bad." So he basically loved it. And you will too, so go make it!