Got Any Good Kale Recipes?

You can make Kale chips! I don't have an actual recipe, but someone showed me how to do it. Break the Kale into little pieces. Put them in a mixing bowl and lightly toss them with oil (I use Canola, because EV olive oil its too flavorful). Then place them on a tin-foil lined cookie sheet and sprinkle on sea salt. Bake them until they are warm and lightly crispy

Check the hungry girl website (http://www.hungry-girl.com/ - i watched an episode not too long ago where she made chips w/ kale and they looked really good!

I also sautee mine in olive oil w/ garlic (Just be careful not too use too much olive oil).

First time I tried this stuff, I put it in a wrap... yuk. Tried putting it in stir fry. YUMMMMMMMMM... Recently I tried a new recipe, white bean stew with sausage and kale. Again YUMMM. Generally if the stems are very big, you cut that part out. If you wanna use the stems, they need a lot more cooking than the leaves. There are a lot or recipes out there, but I love it in stir fry and I will make the stew again as well.

Have no fear! Kale is so good for you, and easy to make tasty.
Here's what I usually do:
Part 1: Salad
Strip the leaves off of the stems. Save the stems.
Roll the leaves up and cut them into small ribbons.
Put into a bowl, add a small amount of sea salt, vinegar, olive oil, and lemon juice, and massage everything together.<< With your hands! This is no pansy lettuce that wilts when you touch it. You WANT the Kale to wilt. So massaging the salad breaks up the fibers of the kale and makes it more digestible.
Then add your favorite salad toppings. I like tomatoes, olives, diced bell peppers, and whatever other veggies I have on hand. I also add spices like basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper. Toss it all together. No dressing needed.

Part 2: Stems
Some people make juices out of the stems. I make smoothies. Just make a normal fruit smoothie and toss in the stems. You can't even taste them, but they add fiber and nutrients to the smoothie. Plus they're not wasted.

Colcannon - but not really!
Ingredients - Potatos
Kale
Onions
Mushrooms (Optional)
Garlic
Leek (Optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Herbs and spices to taste
Chicken stock cube.

Traditionally colcannon is just mashed potato and kale, but I have pimped the dish.
Cook and mash your potatos, no cream, milk or butter!
Put all veg in saucepan and half cover with water, add stockcube, and any herbs and spices you want to use. This dish is very versatile, so you could add anything. You could also add any veg you wanted.
Cook for about 10 minutes on high. (I like to keep my veg a bit crunchy so I don't cook for much longer than 5-7 minutes)
Drain the veg, but keep the liquor. Add the veg to the mash, as there isn't usually a lot of liquor I always add the lot, but add to taste, the more liquor the looser the colcannon will be.
Once it has reached your desired consistency, taste and season to taste.
Put in the oven and bake until the top starts to turn golden brown.
EAT!
I love eating this with chicken, and because you don't use any oil or fat, the recipe is quite low in calories and technically you could have most of your 5 a day in one dish.
YUM YUM YUM - its making me hungry just thinking about it!
:-)

Add it into soups - my favourite is chicken noodle soup - just through everything in a pan of cold water except the noodles and the kale, heat it up, leave it to boil away and then add the noodles and kale at the very end. You can put anything you want in - I normally also add mushroom and sweetcorn.

You can make Dutch "boerenkool"!

Cut the kale leaves very very finely. Peel potatoes, put them in water until they're just covered and cover with the kale. Boil until potatoes are done, drain and mash the lot together with some milk. Service with smoked sausage.
It's even better if you add some crispy bacon to the mash!

(Hope you didn't want a low-cal recipe now!)

Sorry can't do picures here (must look up how to do it), but this is what it looks like: http://tinypic.com/r/6yyxra/7

Colcannon - but not really!
Ingredients - Potatos
Kale
Onions
Mushrooms (Optional)
Garlic
Leek (Optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Herbs and spices to taste
Chicken stock cube.

Traditionally colcannon is just mashed potato and kale, but I have pimped the dish.
Cook and mash your potatos, no cream, milk or butter!
Put all veg in saucepan and half cover with water, add stockcube, and any herbs and spices you want to use. This dish is very versatile, so you could add anything. You could also add any veg you wanted.
Cook for about 10 minutes on high. (I like to keep my veg a bit crunchy so I don't cook for much longer than 5-7 minutes)
Drain the veg, but keep the liquor. Add the veg to the mash, as there isn't usually a lot of liquor I always add the lot, but add to taste, the more liquor the looser the colcannon will be.
Once it has reached your desired consistency, taste and season to taste.
Put in the oven and bake until the top starts to turn golden brown.
EAT!
I love eating this with chicken, and because you don't use any oil or fat, the recipe is quite low in calories and technically you could have most of your 5 a day in one dish.
YUM YUM YUM - its making me hungry just thinking about it!
:-)

I like them as chips and in soup.