What to do with Kale?

gunnard — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:57:59 +0000

Kale, the lovable dark leafy green vegetable that almost no one wants to eat. (Not true, I know many people mainly vegans that love kale). But if you were to ask your average person living on the Standard American Diet what they thought of it or how to cook it they would probably want to put bacon and cheese on it and fry it.
Kale’s nutritional information is nothing to scoff at. Boasting Vitamins A, B6, C, K and minerals like calcium and iron not to mention fiber and protein, Kale is a not only tasty (when prepared right) but healthy even in bulk!
Lets look at some Kale Chip recipes:

First from VegWeb

Kale Chips

Simple Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wash and de-stem kale. Chop or tear into “chip” size pieces.

Spread onto baking sheet. Pour the apple cider vinegar, oil and seasoning (1-2 tablespoons) onto kale. Mix to coat all pieces.

Bake for 10 minutes or until crispy. Serve immediately!

Makes: 3-4 servings, Preparation Time: 3 minutes, Cooking Time: 10 minutes

That sounds simple enough but what if you’re a raw vegan? try this one from renegadehealth
Ingredients:

2 head Kale, Washed and Torn
¾ cup Tahini
¼ cup Tamari
1/4 cup Cider Vinegar
½ cup Water
2 scallions
1 clove garlic
1 lemon (juice of)
¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
1/4 cup of nutritional yeast

Preparation:

Place kale in a large mixing bowl. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth to get a thick consistency. You may have to add more water. Pour over kale and mix thoroughly with your hands to coat the kale. You want this mixture to be really glued onto the kale.
Place kale onto a Teflex sheet, on top of a mesh dehydrator screen, and dehydrate for 6 hours @ 115 degrees. You’ll need to use two trays. Rotate kale occasionally to dry uniformly.

There are two different recipes to help you with your crunchy snack attack that will satisfy and give you a good daily dose of leafy greens.

Pan-fried Corona Beans & Kale Recipe

gunnard — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:13:07 +0000

A few notes related to the recipe – be sure to wash the kale well, so you don’t end up with grit in your beans. I use dried beans (that I’ve cooked myself) here, and would highly recommend using them over canned beans – they brown up better and are less likely to go to mush. I used giant corona beans, but you could use runner cannellini, or something similar. I like the white beans because they take on a lot of color in the pan. Alternate recipe – I’m confident you could do this preparation with gnocchi (don’t boil the gnocchi first) in place of the beans.

1/2 bunch / 6 oz / 170 g dino kale or lacinato kale, remove stems

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 – 3 big handfuls of cooked large white beans (see head notes)

1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1/3 cup / 1 1/2 oz / 45 g walnuts, lightly toasted
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
scant 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon
~~1/3 cup / 1/2 oz / 15 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese~~

Finely chop the kale, wash it, and shake off as much water as you can. Set aside.

Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in the widest skillet you own. Add the beans in a single layer. Stir to coat the beans, then let them sit long enough to brown on one side, about 3 or 4 minutes, before turning to brown the other side, also about 3 or 4 minutes. The beans should be golden and a bit crunchy on the outside.

Add the kale and salt to the pan and cook for less than a minute, just long enough for the kale to lose a bit of its structure. Stir in the walnuts and garlic, wait 10 seconds, then stir in the nutmeg. Wait ten seconds and stir in the lemon juice and zest. Remove from heat ~~and serve dusted with Parmesan cheese.~~

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Pan-fried Corona Beans & Kale Recipe

Serves 2 – 4.

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What to do with Kale?

Pan-fried Corona Beans & Kale Recipe