Description
How to cook kale: from fresh salads to comforting soups and creamy pesto, we'll show you how to cook this healthy green cruciferous vegetable.
Ingredients
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- 6 cups of kale, chopped
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 lemon
Instructions
Sauteed Kale
- In a large skillet heat olive oil, add kale, garlic, and salt. Sauté until tender for about 10 minutes. See more details in the post above.
Blanched Kale
- Place the kale in a large heatproof bowl. Pour 6 cups of boiling water over and let it sit for 5 minutes. Drain and run it through cold water. Squeeze the excess water with your hands and transfer it to a large serving bowl.
Braised Kale
- Add kale to your favorite sauce, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Adding Kale to soup
- Add kale you your bean or vegetable soup and enjoy a serving of green leafy vegetables
Massaging Kale
- The best way to enjoy kale in a salad is by massaging it. Place chopped kale in a bowl, add 1/2 tsp salt. 1 tbsp olive oil and the juice of one lemon.
- Using your hands massage the kale to break down the fibers and make it more tender to eat and more digestable.
Making Kale Pesto
- Replace kale with basil in your favorite homemade pesto recipe
Green Smoothies
- Add kale to your favorite green smoothie recipe
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Salad
- Method: Raw
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cups sautéed massaged kale
- Calories: 114
- Sugar: 2.8 g
- Sodium: 206.8 mg
- Fat: 9.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8.4 g
- Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg