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- Eve Fox
- August 31, 2012
- 8:00 am
- 52 comments
Although kale has gotten downright trendy of late, I suspect many of you may experience a mild sense of dread upon spying yet another bunch of this gorgeous green (or purple) stuff in your CSA box at this point in the summer. And those of you who grow your own may feel just a tad overwhelmed by the sheer volume of this superfood your garden is churning out on a seemingly daily basis. I know I do…
In order to prevent a dreaded case of “too much of a good thing”, I find it helps TREMENDOUSLY to have a large pool of inspiring recipes to draw from. And the good news is that there is no shortage of delicious ways to prepare kale – this god-sent green that is so packed with good things and flavor.
Without further ado, here are 14 great ways to enjoy kale. The first five recipes are from this here blawg and big thanks for the rest of these drool-worthy recipes and photos goes to Bon Appetit, Susan at FoodBlogga, Elise at Simply Recipes, Vanessa at Just the Tip, and Deena at Mostly Food Stuffs (via Food 52.)
Brussels Sprouts & Kale Salad With Toasted Almonds & Parmesan
This is hands-down my favorite salad. A highly addictive mix of flavors that can be enjoyed all year long. I think this recipe is actually also from Bon Appetit but I learned about it from our friend, Polly.
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| Photo by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog |
Wilted Russian Kale Salad With Balsamic Vinegar & Orange Zest
This is a delicious mix of mellow and sweet flavors – caramelized onions and garlic, balsamic vinegar and orange zest. Mighty purty, too.
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| Photo by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog |
Dinosaur (Lacinato) Kale With Cherry Tomatoes & Garlic
I love the simplicity and the savory and sweet mix of this recipe – it’s best made with really sweet cherry tomatoes. Very Christmasy-looking!
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| Photo by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog |
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Eve Fox
Eve is the creator of The Garden of Eating, a blog about food--cooking it, eating it, and growing it. She has a legendary love of aprons and can often be found salivating over the fruits and veggies at one of the many farmers’ markets near her home in Woodstock, NY. Want even more recipes, photos, giveaways, and food-related inspiration? "Like" the Garden of Eating on Facebook, or follow Eve on Twitter or Pinterest.
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Very cute. Loved the pickin' too.
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I LOVE kale!
I needed some new inspiration beside just garlic- thanks! :-)
Thanks for the ideas- but I did not see any recipes just recommendations on what to do with Kale. It is a great green & I have even put small amounts in my vegan protein smoothies to get the extra protein & also other benefits. Love it raw too.
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thanks!!
thank you. all hail kale! (sorry)
YUMMMM.... those all look so good! I use kale all the time, and basically it can be combined with just about anything.
I usually just make up a BIG ole stir-fry with kale, broccoli, purple onions, purple cabbage, brussels sprouts, green beans, edamame, cauliflower.... well, anything I've got on hand. I do the stuff in batches in a great big wok, starting out with water-braising and ending up lightly browning the outsides in a little olive oil or coconut oil -- while the veggies stay al dente! It's much easier to do it in separate batches so you don't have to worry about the different cooking times for different veggies, or having the thing get so big you lose control of it.
All you add is a little sea salt.
Once you get the big pot of veggies done, you can do a thousand things with them. You can add them to soups and stews... you can add Asian flavours (& maybe a little chicken) and make a great stir-fry. You can whip up a nice curry sauce, add a few golden raisins and some freshly-nuked yam (etc) and you've got an Indian feast. You can serve it on a bed of rice or cous-cous.... The possibilities are endless! And all of 'em sooooooo good.
Kale chips are the best. I put garlic salt, nutritional yeast, and chili powder on mine.
Wow, this brings back memories. I grew up with my Grandparents on a small farm in Northern Germany (Lower Saxony). Grandpa and I always waited for the day late autumn when Grandma would start picking the Grünkohl. The first night we actually had temperatures around 0 deg.C, the lawn looked a little frosty, that was the day when Oma (Grandma) started picking and preparing Grünkohl dishes and also bottling. I have never eaten any Grünkohl since, that matched her dishes. I live in Australia now and it is difficult to get fresh Kale here. I know, some Dutch people do grow it, but it is hard to come by. Meanwhile, I buy bottled Kale imported from Germany or Holland and experiment to try to come close to my Oma's cooked version. As for her fresh salad versions, so tasty. I could experiment with ingrediants that she grew and I have, but the missing link is still: fresh kale.
Actually, after reading and commenting on this issue I will try to get seeds and grow my own, and I will resurrect some of her rustic Grünkohl dishes.
By the way, Bavarians use Grünkohl to feed their pigs, maybe one day they will aquire a taste for this Kraut.
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