Warm sautéed grapes, autumn kale and edamame salad with shiso vinaigrette

While I'm not the biggest fan of raw kale in general, I find that the baby variety is a lot easier going down and it's actually one of my favourite greens at this time of year. Strong flavours and some good old-fashioned texture help out too when there's a big bowl of greens waiting to be chewed up. Enter grapes, edamame, nuts and seeds, plus a punchy and herby shiso vinaigrette. It's a more plenteous salad than I was eating this summer, full of rich flavours like sweet-savoury warm grapes, earthy beans and garlic-toasted nuts. So, I guess as autumn is already here, this salad is a salute to the next few months of more considerable, substantial fall meals.