Kale anyone?

Monroe121
Monroe121 Posts: 358 Member
edited December 1 in Food and Nutrition
Thoughts on the taste, texture, etc? I want to try it, but I've heard mixed reviews on it.

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  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    I love it. I typically cook it up like other greens. I hear it makes good chips too.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    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
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    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

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

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  • drwilseyjr
    drwilseyjr Posts: 225 Member
    I like to blend it up in a shake.
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
    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
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    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
    Zinka61 Posts: 563 Member
    edited April 2016
    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
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    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
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    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
    RWClary Posts: 192 Member
    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
    brockb1981 Posts: 60 Member
    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
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    i hate kate unless im making Zuppa Tuscana. soup is the only way i will eat it.
  • kwiatrtdy2
    kwiatrtdy2 Posts: 27 Member
    Vile, my guinea pigs love it though. Kale crisps aren't too bad though
  • a_candler
    a_candler Posts: 209 Member
    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
    skinbeauty2005 Posts: 24 Member
    I like a blend of kale and spinich in place of lettuce for salads.
  • rsleighty
    rsleighty Posts: 214 Member
    Good flavor and when cooked, doesn't turn into the consistency of snot, like spinach. Raw in salads or cooked witt onion and garic.
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