Oh KALE no!
ShanBanKrup
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Anyone have any creative ideas on how to cook and eat Kale? My mother uses them in smoothies usually but we have a ton of it (like my egg dilemma) and are wondering if we can enjoy it other ways besides in a smoothie. Ideas welcomed!
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Kale chips or use as wraps for buffalo chicken.
I love kale in Zuppa Toscana. If you omit the potatoes it would be low carb.2 -
@ABeautifulDistraction how do u make Kale chips? And what is zuppa toscana?0
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Kale chips! Definitely kale chips.3
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I love kale chips too. Rub them with olive oil, sprinkle salt and throw them in the oven...I usually do 400 degrees...until they're crisp. You can flavor them with other things, but I like just salt.
I also do this with the outside leaves that fall off of my brussels sprouts when I'm prepping them.3 -
Preaching to the choir, but ya, kale chips are crazy good.3
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Ditto on the kale chips. I also love kale raw in salads, or sauteed in olive oil with garlic and ginger. I throw handfuls of chopped kale in soups. Saute a handful of chopped kale in butter, then scramble in a couple of eggs and top with feta cheese.3
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Here's a link to the recipe I use for kale chips http://ohsheglows.com/2014/03/12/6-tips-for-flawless-kale-chips-all-dressed-kale-chips-recipe/
Zuppa Toscana is a soup. It has Italian sausage, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, heavy cream, bacon, potatoes, kale and top it with parmesan. If you'd like the actual recipe, I can list it here or pm it to you.1 -
I like it steamed.1
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Kale is great in soups and stews. When I have extra kale, I chop, blanch and freeze in recipe-size portions (usually 2-4 cups prior to blanching). None goes to waste and I can easily toss it into whatever I'm making.2
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I tried it in my salad and boy was it bitter .....but it is yummy sauteed in butter and garlic2
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ABeautifulDistraction wrote: »Zuppa Toscana is a soup. It has Italian sausage, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, heavy cream, bacon, potatoes, kale and top it with parmesan. If you'd like the actual recipe, I can list it here or pm it to you.
@ABeautifulDistraction can you post it in the LCD Recipes Group forum? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/112055-the-low-carb-high-fat-recipes-group-lchf
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I took kale and sautéed it with mushrooms in butter or olive oil with garlic powder and salt. Then I heated leftover ground beef n onions along with it. Ate that for like a week. Very good!2
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ms_smartypants wrote: »I tried it in my salad and boy was it bitter .....but it is yummy sauteed in butter and garlic
I was just thinking about sautéing in bacon grease.5 -
Kale sauteed in olive oil with roasted red peppers and sliced black olives. Delicious.2
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MyriiStorm wrote: »ABeautifulDistraction wrote: »Zuppa Toscana is a soup. It has Italian sausage, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, heavy cream, bacon, potatoes, kale and top it with parmesan. If you'd like the actual recipe, I can list it here or pm it to you.
@ABeautifulDistraction can you post it in the LCD Recipes Group forum? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/112055-the-low-carb-high-fat-recipes-group-lchf
Yes. Shall do that now.0 -
cstehansen wrote: »ms_smartypants wrote: »I tried it in my salad and boy was it bitter .....but it is yummy sauteed in butter and garlic
I was just thinking about sautéing in bacon grease.
That's the best way to do it. Yum!1 -
My version of the Zuppa Toscana soup that I perfected... I even went back and ate the Olive Garden kind and pushed the potatoes aside, and mine was leaps and bounds better.
myfitnesspal.com/blog/KnitOrMiss/view/copycat-olive-garden-zuppa-toscana-soup-recipe-7399152 -
I'd like to say that I pink puffy heart this thread title, BTW.5
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Oh, and the cooked kale in the soup froze beautifully and didn't lose any texture, so I would think that sauteing it, and adding some broth to freeze or something would work well, too!1
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Kale chips are heaven!!! I miss them so much. I can't find whole kale in the UK the way it's sold in America. I've only seen it chopped up (with the stems) in a bag, not in good size for chips.
But rant aside, I wanted to share the secret to kale salad. You need to massage the dressing into the leaves and give it time to break the fibers down before you eat it (just put it in the fridge for an hour). Caesar dressing is really good with it, you can toss some bacon lardons and almond slivers in and shave some Parmesan on top before you serve. Yum!3 -
Yes, PaleoInScotland , I found the same. Just tiny little chopped up pieces - I tried it anyway but it was horrible. Can't make chips with them (or chips at all, more like crumbled, bitter seaweed). I'm in the SW, near Bath.1
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I enjoy it with grape tomatoes sauteed in olive oil and fresh garlic. I love kale chips!2
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@cadori glad somebody finally caught on! Like what I did there? It's actually from a fast food commercial.0
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I like kale chips too. Otherwise kale is just for the garnish on the buffet table.
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http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/12/swiss-chard-ricotta-pie-w-sausage-crust.html (Substitute Kale for the Swiss Chard)1
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Whole kale leaf is available from Sainsburys in the UK :-)1
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Omg thank you @marthafox1
that's literally the only grocery store I've never shopped at!!! Will have to find one this weekend! 1 -
I love kale chips too. Rub them with olive oil, sprinkle salt and throw them in the oven...I usually do 400 degrees...until they're crisp. You can flavor them with other things, but I like just salt.
I also do this with the outside leaves that fall off of my brussels sprouts when I'm prepping them.
The trick for me has been 275 degrees for 20 minutes, stir, bake 5 more minutes, then turn off oven and let them sit for a while. I always had trouble with burning them before switching to that method! But we lurve kale chips in our house.0 -
I love kale salad, but you have to massage the leaves with olive oil and let it sit first to break it down, then you can add the other salad ingredients.0
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Try plum vinegar on kale, it's just the right kick to give flavor & balance to sautéed kale.0
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