Great little recipe.  Super simple to do with only 4 ingredients!  Kale, Olive Oil, Vinegar &  Salt!

Before you even start…Let’s be creative to integrate delicious and nutritious kale into a meal….

a) Serve in a cool little bowl… Salad or snack (tastes to me a little like ‘popcorn’ but not fluffly and white)

b) Sprinkle on top of a pasta dish! Lovely on top of a bowl of simple noodles with squeeze of lemon, drizzle of olive oil and shaved parmesan cheese.  But also can get away with adding on top of traditional spaghetti and meat or tomato sauce.

c) Lovely vegetable bottom to serve with some baked or steamed salmon or fish of your choice place on top.  Great with chicken as well!  Interesting texture and flavourful.

d) Sprinkle on top of a bowl of soup, chilli, stews.

Please message us with your thoughts on this simple but unique addition is a family meal!  Let us know if you are successful with adding a different kind of ‘green’ to your families diet.

Ingredients:

• 6-8 cups Chopped fresh Kale, hard stems removed
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt or sea salt

Directions:

• Place rack on lowest shelf of your oven.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread kale out on a sturdy baking sheet.  Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar.  Toss to coat completely.  (Another coating method – place kale in plastic baggie and shake with olive oil and vinegar then pour onto baking sheet)
• Place on lowest rack and bake 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir/toss so that the kale moves around and spreads out to get crispy all over.
• Bake another 8-12 mins or until Kale is crispy.  It should be just lightly browned and crispy to touch.  Keep your eye on this closest to the 8-9 min mark – do not want to burn just brown.  Note: if kale still bends, rather than crackles, when you touch it, it is not done yet. Return to oven. Turn down heat if it is getting too brown but continue cooking until crispy texture.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt and serve.

Here are some other Kale recipes from the classic Canadian Living site: Top Kale Recipes and a nice recipe blogsite ‘Dinner with Julie’  - Spaghetti with Braised Kale – absolutely easy, healthy and a nice twist to introduce another vegetable to the plethora of attempts you will try with your children.

Tags: condiments, Kale, salad, side-dish, snack, toppings, vegetables

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