Shredded Kale Salad with Turkey Skin Cracklings

Ingredients for Shredded Kale Salad with Turkey Skin Cracklings

• Turkey skin from 2 to 1.4kg each of turkey thighs and drumsticks, frozen in as thin a mass as possible (see Cooks' Notes)

• 1 cup water

• Salt

• 450g kale, preferably lacinato (also called Tuscan or dinosaur kale)

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• freshly ground black pepper

How to make Shredded Kale Salad with Turkey Skin Cracklings

Remove frozen skin from plastic bag and cut it into roughly 3/4-inch pieces (about 300ml ).

Combine the skin, 240ml water, and 1/4 teaspoons salt in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan and briskly simmer mixture, stirring occasionally (the skin tends to stick to the bottom), until water is evaporated and cracklings begin to fry in their own fat (you'll hear the sizzling), about 15 minutes.

Reduce heat and continue to fry the cracklings slowly, stirring frequently, until deep golden and crisp, about 10 to 20 minutes longer.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to paper towels to drain. Taste and season with salt, if necessary. Reserve or discard fat remaining in pan as you wish (see Cooks' Notes).

While cracklings are cooking, cut the centre rib from the kale and discard, then thinly slice the leaves crosswise.

Whisk together lemon juice, mustard, and 1/4 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk dressing until it is emulsified.

Add kale and toss to coat with dressing.

Sprinkle cracklings over salad and grind pepper to taste over it. Toss again just before serving.

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