Kale Salad with Pork Belly and Gorgonzola

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This is one tasty salad! Crispy pork belly, sweet honey mustard dressing, roasted potatoes and some Gorgonzola – yum!! Trader Joes sells a great pork belly that just needs to be crisped up.

Ingredients:
4 Yukon gold potatoes, chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
3 TBSP olive oil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
Salt and pepper
6 c baby kale
3 TBSP cider vinegar
2 TBSP shallot, minced
1 TBSP honey mustard
1 TBSP parsley, minced
4 oz pork belly, cubed
Gorgonzola, crumbled

Preheat oven to 450.

Toss potatoes with 1 TBSP olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Roast for 20 – 25 minutes until crispy on the outside.

Whisk 2 TBSP olive oil with vinegar, shallot, mustard, parsley and salt and pepper.

Toss kale with dressing and hot potatoes.

In a large skillet over medium heat cook the pork belly until crispy.

Plate salad, top with crispy pork belly and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.

Serves 2 – 4.

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