Kale.
Whoop T Do.
I am so excited.
I suppose I better get used to the crap stuff since I’ll be growing it in my winter garden. Does anyone know of a recipe for kale brownies? Or kale cake? Is there anything out there I can sneak some of these leafy greens into and get my kids to eat? The HH loves this stuff. But the rest of us? Hmmm.
Ingredients
8 oz kale leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Wash, dry and chop the kale leaves into 1″-2″ pieces {discard the stems first}.
Heat up a large pan {I used my stir fry pan} with olive oil and saute over medium heat. Add the garlic just as the kale begins to wilt, and saute for another minute or two. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve warm.
*This recipe is approved by the Handsome Husband
Does anyone own The Book of Kale by Sharon Hanna? Amazon currently has it on sale for $17.79, and I think I’m going to get it.
Becky says
I always see you post about cookbooks, and inquiring minds…how many cookbooks do you own? Could you do a top 10?
Mavis says
Some people shop for clothes, I shop for cookbooks. 🙂 I’ll try and do a top 10 post this week for you. 🙂
Becky says
Thanks! You know, while you’re just hanging out not doing anything;)
Danielle Matson says
Ok so I only kinda like kale. But I LOVE it grilled with a little olive oil and sea salt. But my favy way of eating kale is in sausage-potato-kale soup. A lot like that yummy creamy soup
At Olive Garden. Even my 4 and 5 YO’s will eat it. Yummy!!
Jess says
This is probably the best recipe using kale I’ve ever had. Includes lots of tubed meat and cheese! 🙂
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Fettuccine-with-Sausage-and-Kale-233976
Beth says
A great type of kale to grow is this winterbor kale. I get leaves as big as my 10 month old.
http://www.territorialseed.com/product/887
Mavis says
Thanks! I’ll take a look. 🙂
Beth says
I just had six plants of this last year and my husband would give me the stink eye of “really more green stuff” most of the fall and early winter. I couldn’t give it away fast enough. I blanched and froze a lot for soups in the late winter. It’s a great crop for the Pac NW.
Mavis says
True. I wonder if people in Maine feel the same way about lobster as we do kale?
Holly c. says
I love kale chips!
Christine says
Have you tried Kale Chips? They are the bomb! Go to http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/03/baked-kale-chips/.
Veronica says
We really like this soup (and it uses winter squash too!):
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Colorful-Chicken–n–Squash-Soup
Kale is also good in green smoothies, particularly with strawberries and plain yogurt and a little honey!
Lyn says
This recipe is a favorite at may house. Curly kale, red pepper flakes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dried cranberries, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Elizabeth says
I have yet to try kale. Nobody really seems to like it, I don’t grow it and it always looks terrible in the store.
Mavis says
Ha!
Jamie says
Got to agree with the Kale Chips recommendation.
Ashlee says
I don’t have many kale recipes yet, but I do have an easy way to remove the stem from the leaf. Curl your fingers like a claw at the base of the leaf and pull upwards while holding the stem with your other hand. The leaf will rip right off the stem and you will not have to take 10 minutes cutting each stem off. HTH!
CathyB says
I can’t say that I really love kale. I didn’t think kale chips were so hot. But I DO love two soups using kale. One is the sausage, potato kale soup (like Olive Garden) there are several recipes on the internet that are similar. Another is a kale and sweet potato soup that I found here: http://joythebaker.com/2010/11/kale-and-sweet-potato-soup/
I just crave this soup at times. I wish I lived close to you and could come get some kale – I may just have to visit the farmer’s market this weekend!
Mavis says
Thanks. I will save this and try it later this fall when I can score some sweet potatoes. 🙂
Anne says
I am a vegan and have learned to love kale. This recipe for massaged kale salad from Seattle Tilth is VERY popular at the school where I teach. (I like to add avocado to the kale.)
http://seattletilth.org/learn/resources-1/massagedkalesalad
Also, I second the vote for kale chips…and start out eating baby kale from your garden. (these baby greens are actually quite expensive in stores) The taste is milder, the texture softer, the flavors more succulent. Break your taste buds in that way (o:
Leola says
Mavis, don’t discard the stems! Feed them to the chickens. Mine love kale in any form.
There are some recipes here that make an abundance of kale seen a bit more palatable.
Thanks!
Jeanne says
I think these soup suggestions sound really good! Will have to give them a try.
Becky says
Another vote for kale chips!! Family favorite here.
Kale is also great added to winter soups. I have heard that it is terrific shredded small and added to salad, but I haven’t tried that personally yet.
You might also try a kale/greens puree — to make green smoothies, add to pasta sauces, soups, etc.
http://southofsunnybrook.blogspot.com/2012/07/get-your-greens-in.html
Kari says
I vote Tuscan soup (Olive Garden) and kale chips. HUGE hits in my house, and I have one picky little eater amongst my children. If he likes them, you know they are delish!!!!
Erin in MI says
I have an old 1955 book of my MIL’s titled Cooking by the Garden Calendar. It is super charming and sweet. Also it has a whole section, well 3 pages about kale with a couple of recipes. I’d be happy to scan and send it if you wish.
Happy Harvesting.
Erin
Mavis says
Can I just send you the kale instead? LOL
Ayrie Joyce says
Here’s a post I did about kale. Maybe you’ll get some good ideas.
http://iwouldstillplantmyappletree.blogspot.com/2012/05/in-praise-of-kale.html
Jodi Hutchings says
http://hutchingsrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/zuppa-toscano-soup.html
Knock off from Olive Garden.
gloria says
If your family likes lasagna try this: Rough chop your kale and sautee it until tender, then drain it in a colander. Build your lasagna as usual substituting kale for the noodle layer. Bake. My hubby loves this stuff and he is not into any “weird foods”. I’ve used collard greens this way too. It’s just as good.
Mélissa says
There are a lot of different recipe for kale chip, some with lemon or with soy sauce. Yu can do it in the oven or in the deshydrator. What I think is a good way to use them is in a lasagna. I use pasta for the bottom and the top, but in bewtween, it’s layers of kale! There are also green smoothie, that are surprisgly good.
here’s a link to few differents ways to use kale, it’s a french blog, but you can translate it.
http://brutalimentation.ca/2011/10/14/quoi-faire-avec-du-kale/
Mavis says
I’ll check it out. Thanks Melissa. 🙂
Becky says
Jodi, that soup sounds terrific! Definitely will be making this winter. I am going to plant some kale this week — it should grow here all winter (TN).
subienkow says
Saw this and thought of your recent Kale post.
http://screen.yahoo.com/kale-the-new-beef-30061014.html
It’s part of Judy Greer’s “Reluctantly Healthy” 5 minute webshows. She’s fun to watch, although sans pilgrim.
While I’m not in Maine, I am on the East Coast, and I am NOT sick of lobster!
Lisa says
Portuguese Kale soup is always delicious and warms you on a cool Autumn evening. Give it a try.