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Bang-Bang Salad

VegetarianGastro-PubAir Fryer

Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Atop a bed of tender kale with sharp parmesan and sour pickled onions, you find what makes Bang-Bang Salad such a blast of flavor! It's bang-bang cauliflower; air-fried to perfection, with the tender, mild cauliflower heart surrounded by a crisp breadcrumb coating! And of course, the tangy, creamy, spicy, and sweet bang-bang sauce... who needs any other dressing when they have a sauce like that? Bang-Bang Salad is a banging good time.

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Ingredients

  • For the fried cauliflower:
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup seasoned fine breadcrumbs
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • olive oil cooking spray, to taste
  • For the bang-bang sauce:
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 4 tablespoons jarred sweet chili sauce
  • 3 teaspoons jarred chili-garlic sauce
  • 3 tablespoons chives, freshly chopped
  • For the kale salad:
  • 1 large bunch kale, leaves removed from stems, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lime, freshly juiced
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, shaved
  • 1/4 cup jarred sliced pickled onions, can substitute red onions, sliced

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -In a large bowl, add the beaten eggs.

Step 3 -In a second bowl, add the panko and the seasoned breadcrumbs.

Step 4 -Dip the cauliflower florets into the egg and then into the panko-breadcrumb mixture.

Step 5 -Place the coated florets in a single layer on the wire rack of the air fryer and spray them with the olive oil cooking spray. You may need to work in batches.

Step 6 -Air-fry the cauliflower florets until they are browned and crispy, about 15 minutes.

Step 7 -Transfer the cauliflower florets to a plate and repeat the air-frying process, as needed, with the remaining cauliflower.

Step 8 -While the cauliflower is air-frying, in a bowl, add the mayonnaise, the sweet chili sauce, and the chili-garlic sauce and whisk to combine.

Step 9 -Sprinkle the bang-bang sauce with the chives.

Step 10 -While the cauliflower is air-frying, in a serving bowl, add the kale and the olive oil and massage the oil into the kale.

Step 11 -Allow the leaves to sit until they soften and are no longer bitter, about 10 minutes.

Step 12 -Drizzle the kale with the lime juice.

Step 13 -Season the kale with the salt and the pepper.

Step 14 -Add the parmesan and the pickled onions to the kale and toss to combine.

Step 15 -Top the salad with the bang-bang cauliflower, drizzle with the bang-bang sauce, and serve.

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