I bought kale. Now what?
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Kale chips. Even my kids love them. We only put olive oil and salt. I put parmesan cheese on it the first time I made it but they prefer it plain.
Congrats OP, you'll have a long-term relationship with kale! |
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Anonymous
| does the curly kind have to be ripped up to make the chips? |
Anonymous
| Yes. How big or small is up to you. But you don't want tennis-ball-sized funny-shaped chips. |
Anonymous
| And for either kind, you need to get rid of the center stems. |
Anonymous
| BTW, 3 yos love to rip up kale. They can also toss it with oil with their hands, as long as you control the amount of oil. |
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You are funny OP! Enjoy your new spouse!! |
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| You smoke it. |
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| 101 cookbooks has some great kale recipes. Love the Tuscan kale salad. |
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| Op here. Made kale chips to go with red pepper tomato soup for lunch. It was great! Thank you, kale aficionados. Next time I will bring the 3yo in on the fun. |
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| Add it to smoothies! |
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| Np...I went to the store today in search of kale. Apparently everyone else did too. I had to literal scrape the bottom of the barrel, but I bought what I could find and made the kale chips. They were great! Even dh liked them, and he runs from anything green. The next time I make them, I will go easier on the salt. I think I overcompensated, but for my first time, I am happy with the results. Btw, do you know how long kale chips last? I would like to make a huge batch and eat when I have a snack attack. |
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You can try, but they won't last. They keep only until someone eats them, which in our house tends to be less than 24 hours. (Sometimes, less than 1 hour.)
We keep them at room temperature in a sealed plastic container. They'll last a day or two; never tried longer than that. |
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Someone posted this recipe recently and I tried it last night. It was sooooo good. I brought leftovers with grilled salmon for lunch and my husband took leftovers with steak for his lunch
http://cookieandkate.com/2012/debs-kale-salad-with-apple-cranberries-and-pecans/ Tips/Tweaks: - I omitted the radishes, goat cheese and pecans because I didn’t have them in the house - I added sliced almonds instead of pecans - I forgot the salt and pepper in the dressing but it was still pretty tasty - Do sprinkle the kale with salt and squish the pieces together really well to get rid of the bitterness, it should become dark and fragrant per the author (and it did) |
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It mixes well with anything so I often add it to soups and sauce.
I was planning on trying a kale soup recipe yesterday, but alas the sweet potatoes went too long on the counter. Darn it! The recipe sounds good - its just onion, garlic, chicken broth, kale, chorizo, and sweet potato. |