Baked Kale Chips

Years ago, kale was known as the curly bright green vegetable that was a garnish for foods and restaurant salad bars.  It is now known as a powerhouse food - full of vitamins!

So many people have told me that they have never eaten kale or if they have that they don't like the bitter raw taste.  I agree that when eaten raw it does have a bitter taste, but when mixed with other garden greens it makes a fabulous tasting salad.

Today I want to share with you a super easy and very delicious way to eat kale.

Kale is something that I always grow in my garden.  You can plant seeds or plants.

This is kale in my garden three weeks after planting the tiny seeds.

When I don't have kale from my garden, I buy it at the grocery store.  You can purchase kale for less than a dollar in the produce section.  They also offer it bagged, rinsed and cut up for a little bit more money.

How to make KALE CHIPS:

rinse the kale

lay flat to dry or use a salad spinner to remove excess water

remove the stems, leaving mostly leaves 

in a larger bowl, add a little olive oil

then add kale and more olive oil

mix with your hands, making sure all the kale gets some olive oil

spread onto a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil (makes for easy clean up)

sprinkle with salt and pepper

bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 - 8 minutes, checking on it near the end

You want it crispy, but not burned.

Also, keep in mind that kale does 'shrink' when cooked.

If you are craving something salty, these are a great healthy alternative to potato chips.

Even Handy Hubby likes kale chips.  Now mind you, he doesn't crave them like I do, but he does like them.

I also substitute kale many times in recipes that call for spinach.
Check out this recipe for Chicken Florentine Pasta with Kale.


Do you have a favorite way to eat kale?

Until next time,
- Lori

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