Kale

[shyvas]

I've never tasted kale as I cannot buy it over here. I decided that it was on my 'list of things to taste' during my stay in California and ordered it with my dish at Real Food Daily.

However, I wasn't too keen on the way that it was prepared and cooked so made some at my cousin's place. I must say that it was far tastier and had a nicer texture as I prepared it in a different manner. We ended up by making it a few times a week and it was definitely a winner !

I also found some Russian or red/pink kale at some of the stores.

 

[Second Summer]

Yes, kale is quite alright in my book. How was it prepared at the restaurant? And how did you prepare it yourself? Am I seeing bits of onion in that bowl with the kale?

 

[PTree15]

Kale is so good. I love sauteeing it with garlic and olive oil. I also have a recipe for black bean, kale and potato soup. I'll have to find that one and post it. It's delicious.

 

[Amy SF]

I like kale in salads.

 

[shyvas]

Yes, kale is quite alright in my book. How was it prepared at the restaurant? And how did you prepare it yourself? Am I seeing bits of onion in that bowl with the kale?

It was full of stalks, had huge chunks of leaves and the garlic wasn't finely chopped. It was a bit too tough which wasn't to my liking. I found it difficult to chew and swallow and furthermore the manager and waitress were chatting to me non stop.

They offered to doggy bag the stuff so I prepared the leftover kale and cooked it at my cousin's.

I prepared it several times at my cousin's ( they loved it) and would remove all the stalks, chop it very finely, gently sautée (wilt) the leaves in evo whilst stirring and add some water and cook it for 2 or 3 minutes until tender with garlic flakes, salt and freshly ground pepper - delicious !!

 

[KLS52]

Kale and I have yet to become friends but I'm not giving up yet.

 

[shyvas]

Kale and I have yet to become friends but I'm not giving up yet.

You'll have to come over and I'll cook you some KL.

 

[ledboots]

Kale and I have yet to become friends but I'm not giving up yet.

I only like the baby baby tiny kale leaves.

 

[shyvas]

I only like the baby baby tiny kale leaves.

I didn't see any of those baby leaves. You can buy the standard green or Russian (pinkish) leaves nearly everywhere.

 

[KLS52]

Sounds like the trick is chopping it fine and removing the stalks. I'm going to pick some up next trip to the store. And I'll look for baby kale, too.

 

[shyvas]

I wish that I could buy kale over here as I'm craving some.

 

[PTree15]

I got kale in my CSA basket this week. It was a large-leaf variety, and it was delicious. I love greens sauteed with onion and garlic. I could eat greens that way all day.

 

[Brandon111]

I like wringing the the cleaned up destalked leaves in red wine vinegar and olive oil,then microwave them to a chip consistency with putting them in a plastic pressure cooker and shaking a few times.I run my microwave 4 minutes,shake them up,then an additional 4 minutes to get them a bit crispy.

 

[Calliegirl]

I just bought a bag of cut kale and it smelled awful when I opened it. I think it's because there was moisture in the bag. It looks fine, not wilted or slimy. I'm soaking and rinsing it, and it seems to be getting rid of the smell somewhat, but will it be safe to eat? Was the smell just because of the moisture making it start to go bad? Or could it be because of some kind of fungus where washing won't help?

It's not worth the long drive to return or exchange it at the store, and I can't go shopping for at least two weeks. This was part of at a weeks worth of salads (I eat it raw) so I'd hate to throw it away and be left short.

 

[Tom L.]

^^^hmmm... can't say. Obviously you know what it usually smells like because you eat it raw regularly. But if it smelled kind of funky when you just bought it, even if it hasn't actually gone bad yet, it's hard to see how it would last another week.

I seldom buy vegetables pre-cut because I've heard that the vitamin C starts decomposing when vegetables are cut up. I think that the less they're mutilated, the better they hold their nutritive value. But freezing keeps them nutritious, too; sometimes frozen vegetables are better than fresh ones which haven't been kept in good condition.

 

[Calliegirl]

The soaking and rinsing didn't help, I ended up tossing it outside in the bushes in case it was still edible for the wild rabbits.

 

[shyvas]

I finally managed to find some kale at the local organic store. I paid 66 cts for 115 grams or € 5.72/kilo.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I prepared it several times at my cousin's ( they loved it) and would remove all the stalks, chop it very finely, gently sautée (wilt) the leaves in evo whilst stirring and add some water and cook it for 2 or 3 minutes until tender with garlic flakes, salt and freshly ground pepper - delicious !!

I may have to try cooking it that way, I bought a bag the other week and I was not impressed. I had to eventually make it into green smoothies with bananas just to eat it all up.

 

[shyvas]

I may have to try cooking it that way, I bought a bag the other week and I was not impressed. I had to eventually make it into green smoothies with bananas just to eat it all up.

I also served some sweet potatoes with the kale and it was quite tasty. If not, you can just add some to a smoothie. That is what I did for lunch.

 

[shyvas]

I made a cream of kale soup the other day and it was really delicious. I think that I'm going to make a kale quiche one of these days.