If you’re looking for a hearty and delicious veg-centric entrée, this Warm Kale Salad is just what the flavor doctor ordered. Featuring crispy bacon, piquant shallots, sweet roasted red peppers, and the most lick-the-bowl-tasty honey dijon vinaigrette, this recipe for wilted kale salad is nutritious, delicious, and the perfect way to introduce your family to this lovely leafy green.
Read on to get all of my tips for sautéing and cooking kale for salad; plus, some of my favorite ways to serve this hot kale.

This post was originally published in November 2014. I took new photos, tweaked the recipe slightly and updated the post below to include more information about this Healthy Wilted Kale Salad recipe!
About this kale warm salad This easy warm salad recipe is well-rounded with sweet, earthy, and tart flavors. It’s also invitingly colorful and topped with lots of yummy goodies for plenty of textural interest. In short, this nutritious warm kale recipe is jam-packed with deliciousness that you’re sure to love. 
Loaded with crisp, salty bacon, smoky-sweet roasted red peppers, crispy fried shallots, crunchy toasted walnuts, freshly shredded parmesan cheese, and finished with a creamy, sweet-tart honey dijon vinaigrette (arguably the BEST dressing for kale salad), this cooked kale salad is an explosion of flavor that’ll have you coming back for more!
With that said, go grab your sauté pan and whip together this super quick, ea...