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2017-11-11
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I’ve heard a while ago that kale is moving over to Central — finally, the wait is over & I’m sooo excited to see a new healthy eatery in Central/SW district after the recent closure of H_ME and K_nnet. Feeling hungry at 4ish and remember seeing kale as a newly opened restaurant on a delivery app, I decided to take a walk & check it out. Unsurprisingly, it looked quiet when I arrived at around 4:20pm. So quiet that I wasn’t sure if it was open —and felt relieved to learn that it was, as I was war
Unsurprisingly, it looked quiet when I arrived at around 4:20pm. So quiet that I wasn’t sure if it was open —and felt relieved to learn that it was, as I was warmly greeted by the lady shopkeeper the moment I opened the sliding door. It’s quite a cosy setting --- I can imagine it might be a bit crowded during peak lunch hours.
While I was craving for a salad as an afternoon snack, I also felt like having something warm — so I asked the lady whether seared tuna or crab meat is more popular.
She answered seared tuna without hesitation & I gladly took her advice. She went on to explain patiently how the salad choices work — basically you could choose any combination, yep, all of them if you feel like it! And you could also let them know what you prefer less/more of.
All the salad options looked delicious so I was struggling a bit...
“Hmmm... they all look really good but I already had quite a lot of bread today...” I said.
She understood me & read my mind right away — “So less carbs? Sure no problem!”
I was having it as take away and couldn’t see the beautiful presentation of the salad right away. The wait took about 5 mins or so — pretty sure they seared the tuna on the spot.
When I finally opened my box of salad after a <10 mins walk...
Ummm that aromatic sesame oil & light soy sauce marinate of the seared tuna is so appetising!
Seared Tuna w/ customised Salad (small)
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The seared tuna smelled so good that I couldn't help starting with it.
Seared Tuna
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Ummm... this was aptly seasoned and seared on point. As someone who prefers lighter and healthier seasoning, I didn't find this too salty. The sesame was crunchy --- you can tell it was sprinkled right before serving. Yum!
Okay, of course we are then moving onto the kale salad!
Kale Salad
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..... This was simply the freshest, sweetest and juiciest kale I've had in HK lately
So juicy that I suspect that they had kept the kale in a glass of water (just like how you place fresh flowers in a vase with water) in the fridge / on the counter before de-stemming the kale.
The pomegranate was sweet and fresh - a delicious match!
I couldn't really tell it was an avocado dressing and only realise so when I was reading the menu while typing this review out --- I suspect that contrary to the printed menu, it was actually a lemon dressing today, which is light and refreshing, and made the deliciously fresh kale stood out.
And I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the bed of greens is all kale! Contrary to most takeaway salads which often has lettuce as the leafy green base, this is pure-kale-pleasure!
Weekly special salad - marinated Chinese Black Fugus with Goji berries & cucumber
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Love Chinese black fungus and Goji berries! This is lighter than the usual/traditional way of marinating Chinese black fungus with black vinegar, nonetheless refreshingly tangy, tasty, moist and juicy! The cucumber was fresh and crispy too.
Moving on the the Quinoa Salad...
Quinoa Salad
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Fresh, nutty and fluffy red quinoa with crunchy roasted sunflower seeds... ummm... each mouthful was a pleasure. Love how well it goes with the juicy dried cranberry (which was pretty huge despite being dried!). Only wishing there were more cranberries...
Quinoa Salad
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Quinoa and kale... can't go wrong ;P Yum!
As considerately noted by the lady shopkeeper, there's less carbs in my salad -- and thus only one piece of roasted pumpkin. This was aptly seasoned and roasted on point -- still juicy! And I like the hint of rosemary.
However, if I am to "pick on" only one thing about this salad, it is the okra, which was a bit dry and yellow after roasting --- having said that, I am not complaining as it is understandable when it comes to roasting okra. (Hi there dear staff of kale, if you're reading this I just want to share with you that I usually just boil my okra with a bit of salt and vegetable oil for a minute --- they stay green, juicy and crispy that way ;))
Roasted Pumpkin (of the Roasted Vegetables (Salad))
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Last but not least, the Beetroot Salad.
Beetroot Salad
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The beetroot was sweet and aromatically seasoned with orange vinaigrette. I enjoyed my beetroot with the seared tuna --- yummm... the saltiness of the seared tuna brought out the sweetness of the beets!
All in all, this was a delicious salad and I am so glad that kale is joining the local healthy-dining scene. I look forward to visiting again and can't wait to try the rest of the goodies on their menu
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