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Tell me about Kale. What's the deal?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:35 pm
Is it like lettuce? Does it need to be cooked? Whats your favorite way to eat it?
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:38 pm to Jimmy2shoes
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Does it need to be cooked?
It doesn't have to be, but if you want it to taste good you should cook it. I use it raw in smoothies, but otherwise I just steam it. There are also plenty of great kale salad recipes out there.
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:48 pm to Jimmy2shoes
Treat Kale like any greens really. Raw, or smothered down in a little bacon fat or olive oil, onions, garlic, S/P, and a dash of stock and on the plate. Very simple, and delicious. Just don't overcook it or you lose the texture which I think is it's bonus.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:04 pm to Jimmy2shoes
A lot more bitter than lettuce. I like it sauteed like greens with some kind of pork fat. Or uncooked in a salad, I really like it massaged w/ extra virgin olive oil until leaves start to wilt, which removes some of the bitterness, then tossed with red onion, bacon, minced garlic, pine nuts, squeeze of lemon, balsamic vinegar and a little goat cheese.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:10 pm to REG861
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It doesn't have to be, but if you want it to taste good you should cook it.
Actually, you can make a great salad using raw kale.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:13 pm to VOR
It's real delicious in pho
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:21 pm to Jimmy2shoes
Roast it.
Salt, pepper, oil, garlic and a splash of vinegar.
350 for 15 minutes or so.
Salt, pepper, oil, garlic and a splash of vinegar.
350 for 15 minutes or so.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:29 pm to TigerWise
Whut da pho?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:51 pm to VOR
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Whut da pho?
How long have you been sitting on that gut-buster?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 9:01 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
Do you even kale, bro?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 9:23 pm to Jimmy2shoes
We use it a lot in soups.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 9:34 pm to TypoKnig
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Roast it. Salt, pepper, oil, garlic and a splash of vinegar. 350 for 15 minutes or so.
My mom does this minus the vinegar and it's pretty damn good. I was quite surprised how taste it was.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 9:36 pm to Jimmy2shoes
I've heard that kale pairs nicely with blueberries.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 10:04 pm to VOR
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quote:
It doesn't have to be, but if you want it to taste good you should cook it.
Actually, you can make a great salad using raw kale.
That's what I meant when I said salads but I should have clarified.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 12:09 am to VOR
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Whut da pho?
Actual name of a restaurant here on the MS Gulf Coast.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:27 am to Jimmy2shoes
Massaged (or rubbed) kale salads are choice.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:50 am to Jimmy2shoes
Kale chips FTW!
Posted on 4/15/14 at 7:58 am to Mung
I just cut it up into bite size pieces, fry onion and peppers with a piece of bacon or sausage, throw in s/p, rice wine vinegar, cover until in starts to get limp. Serve.
That being said, mustard greens and turnip greens have very similar flavor and texture profiles and cost much less, they are just not as trendy.
That being said, mustard greens and turnip greens have very similar flavor and texture profiles and cost much less, they are just not as trendy.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:30 am to andouille
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That being said, mustard greens and turnip greens have very similar flavor and texture profiles and cost much less, they are just not as trendy
I don't find that they taste the same or share the same texture. Mustards in particular are quite distinct in flavor from most all greens, and I have a love affair with all greens, but if I have to pick a favorite of the greens, it's Mustard Greens. I also find Kale to have a significantly courser texture to the mustard and turnips.
Another green that I am big on is chard. Red chard is one of the prettiest on a plate, but it seems to hold up well and has a more subtle flavor to other greens. Closely related perhaps are beet greens, another favorite.
Truth is, I think I'm just a greens nut.
I seriously haven't found one that I don't like. I think it started the first time I saw a Popeye cartoon as a kid and wanted to eat spinach to grow big and strong. I was obsessed with spinach as a kid, and a little later mustards, turnips, and the others. Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:41 am to Mike da Tigah
Kale is very versatile. We add it to salads for additional flavor/nutrition (along with a lettuce or two of your choice).
It's great sauteed in bacon fat, added to egg dishes, soups, etc.
If you like kale, you really should grow it. Baby kale is ready in about a month. You can harvest huge leaves or clip baby leaves. It can grow all winter in the south.
It's great sauteed in bacon fat, added to egg dishes, soups, etc.
If you like kale, you really should grow it. Baby kale is ready in about a month. You can harvest huge leaves or clip baby leaves. It can grow all winter in the south.
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