What is Kale?

April 24, 2010 - 10:27 AM Filed in: Recipes

Ultra Kids Power Chips (Crispy Kale)



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Kale is a green leafy vegetable - that looks like lettuce - here is a fun family friendly recipe to try with this vegetable....

Kale recipes aren't normally on the top of most parents lists when they're looking for vegetables the kids will like.  But I urge you to try this crispy kale.  It is really extraordinary.

This recipe came from a kids cooking site - so it can be your kids job - I love the ones I can delegate! We eat Crispy Kale at least once a week - it is a favorite meal when we have turkey burgers, sweet potato fries and Kale Chips!

Although the kale is roasted, not fried, it becomes crispy and salty, almost like french fries. French fries??? Yup - you read it right - french fries!

This kale recipe is incredibly healthy, too.  It boasts a whopping 309% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, 201% vitamin C, 14% calcium, 10% iron, 3 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber, and it only has 112 calories and 1 gram of saturated fat per serving!

You can buy Kale here in Cardston at Extra Foods
Extra Foods is one of Cardston Kids Marathon Silver Level Sponsors!
Thank you Extra Foods!


Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
6-8 cups fresh kale, hard stems removed
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. kosher salt or sea salt

Preparation:
1.  Place a rack on the lowest shelf of your oven.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2.  Spread kale out on a sturdy baking sheet, Drizzle with olive oil and apple cider vinegar.  Toss to coat completely.
3.  Place on the lowest rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes
4.  Remove from oven and stir so that kale can get crispy all over.
5.  Bake another 8-12 minutes or until kale is crispy.  It should be just slightly browned and crispy to the touch.  If Kale still bends, rather than crackles, when you touch it, it isn't done yet.  Return it to the oven.  Turn down the heat if it is getting too brown.  Continue cooking until crispy
6.  Remove from oven, and sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately.

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