So what is all the fuss about kale? Organic frilly green with a tough spine....looks like wrinkly swiss chard or very large wrinkly spinach leaves. I love to read recipies on line and recently I've noticed this green super food popping up a lot. It contains a lot of calcium and a whole lot of other nutrients, so it is described as a super food. I don't know, I'm a little afriad of the curly leaves and the one time I tried it in a casserole, frankly kale left me wondering what's up with that?
Oh baby, have I changed my tune? My husband and I have been inching toward a healthier diet for the last few years, trying a few vegetarian days each week with great success. We love tofu, my favourite is ginger tofu....yummy in a stir fry....but I digress....back to the green curly kale. About a month ago, I decided to give it a go and bought a bunch to add to a stir fry. I went on line and found a method where you snip the kale off of the tough stalk and par boil it before adding it to the stir fry. I did it and instantly fell in love. It's a more sturdy green than spinach or chard, so it holds its own in a stir fry. I let it saute with the other veges and the ginger tofu for a while until it got a little crispy. The flavour reminded me a little of broccoli, which I love too, so I was hooked....couldn't get enough of the kale. Had to have the organic kale!
Then I heard about kale chips! Oh my these are super special. I happen to love seaweed, growing up we lived near the Atlantic ocean and dried seaweed or dulse was like potato chips to us kids. The kale chips are just as tasty, low calorie and you're eating greens. Here's a method I found on line. Heat the oven to 350, snip bite size pieces of kale off of the tough stalks and toss with a tsp of olive or canola oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Into the oven they go on a non-insulated cookie sheet for about 15 minutes, turning half way. I made two bunches of kale chips yesterday and have made it half way through the lot myself.
Fair warning, one of my friends was stoked about making them too and did not like the result, which is a shame. I sent her the recipe I found on line to see if it might be helpful. Maybe it's just not for everyone!
I can't wait to try lemon and parmisan cheese, even soya sauce would be good oh yes and curry kale chips. Now I know what all the fuss is about! I hope you like them too!!!!!
