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- Eve Fox
- August 31, 2012
- 8:00 am
- 52 comments
Sweet Potatoes With Kale (or other Winter Greens)
Inspired by a recipe from the Obama’s White House chef, kale (or any other winter green) is a great pairing for sweet potatoes and a mix of garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, cinnamon and maple syrup to turn it into a true treat.
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| Photo by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog |
Stir-Fried Winter Greens With Garlic Shrimp & Rice
Another dish that can be enjoyed all year long. You certainly don’t need to use shrimp if you’d prefer just the veggie part of this yummy stir-fry or you could substitute tofu, too.
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| Photo by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog |
Wheat Berries with Charred Onions & Kale
Wheat berries have a nice nutty flavor and chewy texture that goes very nicely with the kale and the sweetness of the onions. But you could also sub in another whole grain like farro, barley or brown rice and I’m sure it’d be equally tasty.
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| Photo by Randy Harris, courtesy of Bon Appetit |
Sautéed Kale with Toasted Pine Nuts & Raisins
I love making spinach this way and kale is just as tasty. A great mix of savory (garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon) and sweet (raisins) that is downright addictive. Don’t skimp on the pine nuts.
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| Photo by Elise Bauer, courtesy of Simply Recipes |
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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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10Q for this advice! and yes, newspapers for drying...
If the world is short of food it may not be such a bad idea
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Neat! Will have to try with he little ones!
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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.
thanks
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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