Kale anyone?

Monroe121

Thoughts on the taste, texture, etc? I want to try it, but I've heard mixed reviews on it.

Panda_Poptarts

I love it. I typically cook it up like other greens. I hear it makes good chips too.

arditarose

I think it's awesome and hearty. I never ate it much but one night I made a ton of Kale chips and ate them all. They were delicious but I woke up with an itchy throat. I ate it again for lunch and it got worse so...no kale for me. In small doses it's fine. I really do like it though.

kshama2001

It's important to get kale that is not old and tough. Avoid the bags of pre-chopped kale. I grow it - am going to be looking for it at the garden center today. Outside growing season, I buy baby kale.

I normally grow scotch kale



But am going to try lacinato / dinosaur kale this year as well.

drwilseyjr

I like to blend it up in a shake.

lemmie177

I like to have it every so often. IMO there's a big difference in taste depending on the variety you get. I don't care much for the curly or red kinds. Lacinato/tuscan/dino kale is the best! I like to slice it into tiny strips and make a salad. Sauteed in butter or with bacon is yummy too.

kshama2001

Here are some recipes. I haven't tried the first two. I've made variations of the soups:

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/kale-and-walnut-pesto
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/kale-waldorf-salad
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/portuguese-chourico-and-kale-soup-recipe.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/sausage-kale-and-lentil-soup-recipe.html

I make this a lot. I add canned salmon or tuna: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015085-pasta-with-anchovies-garlic-chiles-and-kale

I make kale salad with tender leaves. I add oil & vinegar, garlic powder and celery salt, and let it marinate for a bit. I like grated carrots, sharp cheddar, and canned salmon or tuna.

Zinka61

There are some lovely recipes for kale and white beans online, and kale chips of all kinds are delicious. Sometimes I put kale in smoothies, but the texture is tougher and the flavor stronger than spinach, which I find nicer in smoothies. If you can grow kale in your own garden, baby kale leaves are much more tender and delicious than the big, tough ones you find in most grocery stores.

kshama2001

sprepej wrote: »

There are some lovely recipes for kale and white beans online, and kale chips of all kinds are delicious. Sometimes I put kale in smoothies, but the texture is tougher and the flavor stronger than spinach, which I find nicer in smoothies. If you can grow kale in your own garden, baby kale leaves are much more tender and delicious than the big, tough ones you find in most grocery stores.

I like baby super greens mix in smoothies - baby kale, spinach, swiss chard. Hopefully, I'll be getting them all from the garden in about a month.

JeromeBarry1

I purchased a bunch of kale several days ago. First, I tried it raw. Chopped up raw and mixed with my breakfast worked pretty well. That is, I saute onions and celery for several minutes then add 2 links of breakfast sausage and then add an egg. All that mixed with a single leaf of raw chopped Kale worked pretty well. After that I tried the Bobby Flay recipe for saute'ed Kale which involves olive oil, water or broth, garlic, kale, salt, and pepper. I omitted the salt and chose the water. I was guessing at the proportions of stuff but the thing that really made it delicious (in my opinion) was the act of crushing the fresh garlic before adding it to the olive oil.

RWClary

drwilseyjr wrote: »

I like to blend it up in a shake.

YEP
I juice Kale, then blend some of the pulp back in and mix it with greek yogurt, cottage cheese, fruits and stuff.

brockb1981

Bagged kale is very dry and hard too swallow lol. If it's crash it's not bad. I started juicing it but now can eat it. Its a lot better than some spring mixxes or iceberg lettuce

fishshark

i hate kate unless im making Zuppa Tuscana. soup is the only way i will eat it.

kwiatrtdy2

Vile, my guinea pigs love it though. Kale crisps aren't too bad though

a_candler

I Sautee garlic and onions throw in washed kale, cover. Cook for 5 mins or so add diced tomatoes and black beans cumin. When heated top with feta. Delish

skinbeauty2005

I like a blend of kale and spinich in place of lettuce for salads.

rsleighty

Good flavor and when cooked, doesn't turn into the consistency of snot, like spinach. Raw in salads or cooked witt onion and garic.