ISO Recipe for Raw Zesty Nacho Kale Chips

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Doberdawn
Doberdawn Posts: 732 Member
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There is a snack chip that is MEGA healthy for you and tastes totally SCRUMPTIOUS. I am IN LOVE with them. But, ... they cost a FORTUNE. I mean it. A teensy weensy bag is like $6 to $8. I know it cannot possibly cost that much to make because buying kale in large bulk bunches is dirt cheap. I buy it all the time and throw it in my smoothies or cook it up for bean dishes. So, I am In Search Of (ISO) a recipe to make these: http://rhythmsuperfoods.com/kale-chips-zesty-nacho BTW, have any of you tried them? They rock.

I found this recipe, but it is not raw like the original chips which are probably made in a dehydrator: http://bakingmehungry.com/2012/03/20/nacho-kale-chips/
Also, I eat gluten free and I'm really not sure whether or not nutritional yeast contains gluten. Do any of you know?

I found another recipe for cheesy curly kale chips... not exactly the same:

1 large bunch green curly kale***, washed, large stems removed, torn into bite size pieces

COATING:
1 cup cashews, (soaked 2 hours)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
juice of 1 lemon
1 T. nutritional yeast
2 t. agave (opt.)
1/2 t. himalayan pink crystal salt

Put coating ingredients in Vitamix. Blend until smooth. Using your hands,(same as with Awesome Goddess Chips which are indeed AWESOME), spread coating on kale pieces getting it inside of curls. Put on teflex sheets and dehydrate at 105 overnight or until coating is dry. Slide onto mesh screens and dehydrate 12 hours, or until very crispy.

That seems like a long time to dry kale chips. The kale was very curly, and the coating very thick. The original poster of the recipe said the smell drove her husband crazy, he LOVED it!

***The kale should be firm and curls spikey. If kale is limp, wash it, cut an inch off the end of the stems and stand in a bowl of water for an hour.

Anyway... I want to make some.. I'm wondering if anyone on here has tried the Rhythym Foods' chips and has a good recipe to imitate them?

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  • tnqnt
    tnqnt Posts: 397 Member
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    Hi DD:-) :-)

    I made these tonight, oil free... delicious!
    Cooked at 250 so not raw...but you could dehydrate at low temp instead to get raw.....

    Kale - Raw, 200 g
    Trader Joe's - Roasted Sunflower Seeds - Unsalted, 1/8 cup (33g)
    Bob's Red Mill - Nutritional Yeast - Large Flake, 1/2 cup (12g)
    Mizkan - Nakano Rice Vinegar, 2TBSP
    Generic - Paprika, Sweet, Smoked, 0.5 t (2.3 g)
    Mccormick - Onion Powder, 1 TBSP
    Mccormick - Garlic Powder, 1 TBSP
    Spices - Cumin Powder, 0.5 TBSP
    Mccormick - Black Pepper, 1 teaspoon
    NuSalt - Salt Substitute, 0.2505 Teaspoon (1g)
    Mccormick 1 Step - Lemon & Herb Seasoning, 1 tsp

    Remove Kale from stem
    Wash and dry Kale
    Mix all ingredients (EXCEPT nutritional yeast and kale) in Food Processor
    Put Kale in large bowl and mix all ingredients into Kale, coating evenly.
    Spread on cookie sheet and place in preheated 250 degree oven.
    Bake for 20-30 minutes, until crispy.
  • tnqnt
    tnqnt Posts: 397 Member
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    Hi DD:-) :-)

    I made these tonight, oil free... delicious!
    Cooked at 250 so not raw...but you could dehydrate at low temp instead to get raw.....

    Kale - Raw, 200 g
    Trader Joe's - Roasted Sunflower Seeds - Unsalted, 1/8 cup (33g)
    Bob's Red Mill - Nutritional Yeast - Large Flake, 1/2 cup (12g)
    Mizkan - Nakano Rice Vinegar, 2TBSP
    Generic - Paprika, Sweet, Smoked, 0.5 t (2.3 g)
    Mccormick - Onion Powder, 1 TBSP
    Mccormick - Garlic Powder, 1 TBSP
    Spices - Cumin Powder, 0.5 TBSP
    Mccormick - Black Pepper, 1 teaspoon
    NuSalt - Salt Substitute, 0.2505 Teaspoon (1g)
    Mccormick 1 Step - Lemon & Herb Seasoning, 1 tsp
    McCormick cayenne pepper, 1 tsp

    Remove Kale from stem
    Wash and dry Kale
    Mix all ingredients (EXCEPT nutritional yeast and kale) in Food Processor
    Put Kale in large bowl and mix all ingredients into Kale, coating evenly.
    Spread on cookie sheet and place in preheated 250 degree oven.
    Bake for 20-30 minutes, until crispy.

    Edited to add cayenne pepper :-) :-)
  • emyishardcore
    emyishardcore Posts: 352 Member
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    :)
  • bimpski
    bimpski Posts: 176 Member
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    bump
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 732 Member
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    Sounds yummy.... not sure I have all those seasonings.... will have to start looking around for them.
  • ixap
    ixap Posts: 675 Member
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    tnqnt thanks for sharing!
    OP I liked that snack too but wouldn't pay their price again -- good question!
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 732 Member
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    tnqnt thanks for sharing!
    OP I liked that snack too but wouldn't pay their price again -- good question!

    Good news... Trader Joe's now carries them under their own TJ brand... and they are a good $2 or $3 cheaper. Yum!
  • ixap
    ixap Posts: 675 Member
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    ooh that's my main store -- good to know, thanks!
  • tnqnt
    tnqnt Posts: 397 Member
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    Dawn - yes - I found them about a week ago :):):) TJ's Kale chips are good :)

    If you make my recipe, play around with the vinegar .... I made them again and noticed I may have underestimated the vinegar :)

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