This week's Modern Family asked the question "is Kale ready to anchor a meal?" and the conclusion was no, it should be happy being a garnish- haha! And I pretty much agree. So far, I have successfully done two things with Kale other than look at it in the grocery aisle and wish it was as tasty as spinach, lettuce and it's other green cousins. But since it is supposedly one of the most nutritious food items around, I wonder about kale a lot, wonder what else i can do with it because, i agree, its not ready to be the star of the salad.
1. Actually my favorite smoothie of all time, and it's all vitamins and no calories. Combine kale, ( a nice handful ) with frozen pineapple (a nice handful) and water in a blender. That's all!! This is so tasty and light, and extra healthy because its GREEN. I've converted a lot of people with this smoothie, so give it a try if you are looking for someone, anything to do with kale. I first discovered it at Pure Foods in Lake Charles, who served it as the Grasshopper and what I still call it today.
2. Kale chips. I had seen this a few places, and decided to try it once i saw it on Hungry Girl TV on the Cooking Channel. You put kale pieces on a baking sheet, spray with non-stick spray and bake for A very short time, maybe 4 minutes or so. They get pretty crispy, so I attest that it helps with a chip craving, but I still tasted the bitter kale taste. Will have to give it another shot -- maybe i won't burn them this time, oops.
Since these are my only attempts at kale, I think it's no spinach, but maybe it'll get there.
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