Cranberry Kale Salad with Pecans and Fat-Free Creamy Lemon Thyme Dressing. Plus a bonus recipe for Jalape\u00f1o Cheddar Biscuits. Great side dishes for a quick dinner.<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Cranberry](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_0005-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nCranberry Kale Salad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Originally published December 2016. Updated May 2024.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nThis Cranberry Kale Salad does look a little bit festive for this time of year doesn\u2019t it? Things can get pretty busy around here, as I\u2019m sure it does around your place in the weeks running up to the Holidays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith so many other things to accomplish, it does become a bit of a challenge to get a home cooked dinner on the table each night and even in our house, a quick take-out meal becomes the obvious solution. But what about serving a meal that borrows from the best of both worlds?<\/span><\/p>\n![\"KFC](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_0002-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nKFC with Cranberry Kale Salad and Cheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At our house, the subject of what to choose as a take-out dinner can be a contentious one; don\u2019t get me started on agreeing on pizza toppings please! One of my favourites since I was a kid though, and one our family always seems to come together on, is an old fashioned bucket of KFC.<\/span><\/p>\nFarm-fresh chicken.<\/span><\/h2>\nI recently wrote about my visit to a Canadian chicken farm<\/strong><\/a><\/span> where they actually grow farm fresh real chicken for some of KFC\u2019s restaurants in Ontario. One\u00a0of the things I learned that day was that KFC uses locally grown chickens for all its restaurants in the country, providing chicken that\u2019s so fresh, farmer Corey Vantol told us, that it was possible for the chicken to go from farm to restaurant in 24 hours in some cases.\u00a0It\u2019s delivered to the restaurants, hand-breaded and cooked in small batches at each location multiple times a day.<\/span><\/p>\nAnother important thing I learned was that the chicken is grown without added hormones\u00a0or steroids. I think many people still have the misconception these days that hormones and steroids\u00a0are commonly used in chicken farming, but nothing could be further from the truth. Added hormones\u00a0or steroids have been illegal in Canada in chicken farming since 1965\u2026that\u2019s over 50 years!<\/span><\/p>\nOn this blog I talk about real food for real people a lot, and locally grown Kentucky Fried Chicken certainly fits that bill; fresh, never-frozen, real chicken, the same chicken from the same sources as you\u2019ll find on your supermarket shelves. So I figured, why not combine some real food of my own with a bucket of that tasty KFC for an enjoyable family meal.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Chef](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC00450-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nChef Bob Blumer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The inspiration behind these recipes.<\/span><\/h4>\nI got the idea because we\u00a0were joined for lunch on the farm that day by Food Network Chef Bob Blumer, who actually prepared kale caesar salad & pumpkin soup to accompany the chicken we enjoyed at the meal. I enjoyed the kale salad so much that I decided to try my hand at another version myself, this time with a fat-free yogurt based dressing.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Cheddar](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_0994-1-2.jpg\")
<\/p>\nCheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Fresh biscuits are a natural fit with fried chicken so I jazzed those up with some chopped jalape\u00f1o peppers and little cubes of cheddar cheese baked right in. These biscuits are pretty quick to make. I usually can have them in the oven in 10 minutes or so. Don\u2019t worry too much about the heat of the jalape\u00f1o peppers. I find the heat mellows considerably in the baking process but you can always adjust the amount to your family\u2019s taste\u2026or use habanero peppers if your heat tolerance is a bit more adventurous!<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Cheddar](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_0986-1-3.jpg\")
<\/p>\nCheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nLike this Cranberry Kale Salad recipe?<\/span><\/h3>\nBe sure to browse the photo index of delicious dishes in our\u00a0Healthy Eating Category<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
You might also like our Warm Kale Salad with Lemon & Honey.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Warm](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/text-600-tall-lemon-honey-warm-baby-kale-salad-278-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s easy to keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes. Be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>and follow us on Instagram<\/b><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPlus you\u2019ll see daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Cranberry](\"https:\/\/www.rockrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cranberry-Kale-Salad-2.jpg\")
<\/p>\nCranberry Kale Salad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nCranberry Kale Salad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Originally published December 2016. Updated May 2024.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This Cranberry Kale Salad does look a little bit festive for this time of year doesn\u2019t it? Things can get pretty busy around here, as I\u2019m sure it does around your place in the weeks running up to the Holidays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With so many other things to accomplish, it does become a bit of a challenge to get a home cooked dinner on the table each night and even in our house, a quick take-out meal becomes the obvious solution. But what about serving a meal that borrows from the best of both worlds?<\/span><\/p>\n KFC with Cranberry Kale Salad and Cheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At our house, the subject of what to choose as a take-out dinner can be a contentious one; don\u2019t get me started on agreeing on pizza toppings please! One of my favourites since I was a kid though, and one our family always seems to come together on, is an old fashioned bucket of KFC.<\/span><\/p>\n I recently wrote about my visit to a Canadian chicken farm<\/strong><\/a><\/span> where they actually grow farm fresh real chicken for some of KFC\u2019s restaurants in Ontario. One\u00a0of the things I learned that day was that KFC uses locally grown chickens for all its restaurants in the country, providing chicken that\u2019s so fresh, farmer Corey Vantol told us, that it was possible for the chicken to go from farm to restaurant in 24 hours in some cases.\u00a0It\u2019s delivered to the restaurants, hand-breaded and cooked in small batches at each location multiple times a day.<\/span><\/p>\n Another important thing I learned was that the chicken is grown without added hormones\u00a0or steroids. I think many people still have the misconception these days that hormones and steroids\u00a0are commonly used in chicken farming, but nothing could be further from the truth. Added hormones\u00a0or steroids have been illegal in Canada in chicken farming since 1965\u2026that\u2019s over 50 years!<\/span><\/p>\n On this blog I talk about real food for real people a lot, and locally grown Kentucky Fried Chicken certainly fits that bill; fresh, never-frozen, real chicken, the same chicken from the same sources as you\u2019ll find on your supermarket shelves. So I figured, why not combine some real food of my own with a bucket of that tasty KFC for an enjoyable family meal.<\/span><\/p>\n Chef Bob Blumer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I got the idea because we\u00a0were joined for lunch on the farm that day by Food Network Chef Bob Blumer, who actually prepared kale caesar salad & pumpkin soup to accompany the chicken we enjoyed at the meal. I enjoyed the kale salad so much that I decided to try my hand at another version myself, this time with a fat-free yogurt based dressing.<\/span><\/p>\n Cheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Fresh biscuits are a natural fit with fried chicken so I jazzed those up with some chopped jalape\u00f1o peppers and little cubes of cheddar cheese baked right in. These biscuits are pretty quick to make. I usually can have them in the oven in 10 minutes or so. Don\u2019t worry too much about the heat of the jalape\u00f1o peppers. I find the heat mellows considerably in the baking process but you can always adjust the amount to your family\u2019s taste\u2026or use habanero peppers if your heat tolerance is a bit more adventurous!<\/span><\/p>\n Cheddar Jalape\u00f1o Biscuits<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Be sure to browse the photo index of delicious dishes in our\u00a0Healthy Eating Category<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes. Be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>and follow us on Instagram<\/b><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Plus you\u2019ll see daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Cranberry Kale Salad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nFarm-fresh chicken.<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nThe inspiration behind these recipes.<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\nLike this Cranberry Kale Salad recipe?<\/span><\/h3>\n
You might also like our Warm Kale Salad with Lemon & Honey.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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