I ♥ kale

[sylvar]

Man, this stuff stays fresh in my fridge all week, cooks in about 3 minutes in my pressure cooker, and is awesome with feta.  And it's nutritious as all get-out.

In other news, I am now the sort of person who blogs about kale.

Comments

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

My favorite way to eat it is stir-fried with roasted sesame seeds. It's also great in soups.

And baby kale is even better--doesn't have to be parboiled before sauteeing.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Good to know. I'd have just tossed it into the pan. Thanks!

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I'd read that you should parboil it, and ignored it, but it's really much better if you do. It tends to be a bit tough otherwise.

[srmm.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely parboil it, or even boil it to nearly done. We then fry it in olive oil with a heap of garlic and hot pepper.

Also, I made this (http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/curried-lentils-and-sweet-potatoes/) with kale instead of chard. I pulled leftovers out of the freezer from months ago and ate it for lunch last week. You need to use fresh spices or it can be a bit dull.

[mattyo3000.livejournal.com]

I do a great caribbean stew that I got from the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites book. It's got kale (I prefer collards), canned tomatoes, zucchini, onion, sweet potatoes (which I usually omit), and some other good stuff. Serve it on brown rice, top it off with crushed peanuts and some hot sauce and yummmmmmmmmmmo!

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you told me about that! For four cups of kale, p. 265 OUGHT to be indexed under "Kale"!