Thursday, November 8, 2007

Roasted Kale- Simple and Quick

Check out this you tube video for a great Roasted Kale Cooking video.

Naoko does a quick (and fun!) video presentation that inspired me to cook kale for the first time. Guess what? It was ridiculously easy and delicious! I ate the whole pan!

2nd time making it update- Brace yourself: My husband and my kids LOVED it!! A success for the whole family- hurray!

The most fun part about eating this is using chopsticks (or, as Nick calls them, “pinchers”). To make it easy for kids, attach the top end of the chopsticks with a rubber band to hold them together and put a little rolled up piece of paper just below the band to create a little space to pinch. Or just buy kid chopsticks.

Roasted Kale

1 bunch of kale- organic is preferable
Bragg Liquid Aminos or Organic Shoyu (soy sauce)
Sesame Oil (Toasted or Regular)

· Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
· Rip the kale off the stem (smaller pieces are easier for kids) and throw it in a big bowl of water
· Swish the kale around in the water to wash it
· Drain the kale in a colander
· Line a cookie sheet (or two if you have a big bunch of kale) with Release Foil
· Plop the kale pieces on the cookie sheet and use a paper towel to quickly blot up the excess water
· Sprinkle the kale with a little Braggs or Soy Sauce and the Sesame Oil (a little of each of these goes a long way)
· Put the sheet of kale in the oven for 5-6 minutes, take it out and dig in
· Watch the time because it can burn pretty easily (experiment and see if you like some pieces to get crispy etc…)
· Eat as a side dish or just as a snack

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