Kale! How do I eat it?
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| 1 | I just bought some because all my friends are eating it and apparently its really good for you. All I know about it is that we grew it as stock feed, and this makes it less appetizing. Any cooking tips are greatly appreciated. wo0pw0op - 2012-05-04 20:36:00 |
| 2 | This message was deleted. elliehen - 2012-05-04 21:14:00 |
| 3 | Take out tough centre stem, steam or saute with a little butter salt and pepper, toss in a stir fry. Use it as you would spinach in a cannaloni or lasagne jimmy2102 - 2012-05-04 21:16:00 |
| 4 | The Food Truck was the first time I had really heard of it being popular in New Zealand, what sort of price is it compared to say spinach? olishea - 2012-05-04 21:19:00 |
| 5 | This message was deleted. elliehen - 2012-05-04 23:04:00 |
| 6 | This message was deleted. makespacenow - 2012-05-04 23:43:00 |
| 7 | wo0pw0op wrote: yip, stock food is what we use it for. i had it in a salad once...blurrrrr! gussiej - 2012-05-05 03:36:00 |
| 8 | Kale chips - as above. They're light and just melt in your mouth. bedazzledjewels - 2012-05-05 07:05:00 |
| 9 | this looks yum 2 cups packed kale, rinsed and stems removed Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, kale and garlic. Cook until kale is softened and garlic is golden. Let cool. In blender, add the cottage cheese, sour cream, avocado halves, juice and zest of lemon, chives, herbs and chili flakes. Blend until smooth, scraping sides. Season with salt and more pepper if you like. Pour into a bowl and serve with pita chips from olishea - 2012-05-05 08:15:00 |
| 10 | Slice, boil, drain and saute in olive oil with some sliced garlic...season well and sprinkle with balsamic ...yum yum...this could be a pizza topping as well! spot20 - 2012-05-05 09:07:00 |
| 11 | Theres a traditional Dutch dish which is delish - http://www.theperfectpantry.com/2013/01/recipe-for-boerenkoo bev00 - 2013-05-05 22:56:00 |
| 12 | My son informs me kale is superfood and brought a bunch for me to cook .I told him we always used it for stockfood,he was not impressed.Cooked it like spinach and added black pepper and butter. I will try to be more adventurous with some of these recipes. genpat - 2013-05-06 06:51:00 |
| 13 | The member deleted this message. makespacenow - 2013-05-06 06:55:00 |
| 14 | This message was deleted. cookessentials - 2013-05-06 07:08:00 |
| 15 | finely sliced and add to veggie soup in latter stage of cooking bev00 - 2014-05-06 23:55:00 |
| 16 | Kale is bitter and not particularly nice. lythande1 - 2014-05-07 06:45:00 |
| 17 | I compost mine eljayv - 2014-05-07 08:09:00 |
| 18 | We grow green curly kale and it is delicious, not bitter at all. I pull the leaves away from the tough spines, boil or steam for about five minutes and dress with butter. davidt4 - 2014-05-07 08:29:00 |
| 19 | davidt4 wrote:
Simplest is sometimes the best. My mother grew up eating 'horta' (bitter greens) in Crete and they were cooked until limp and then dressed with lashings of olive oil, lemon juice and salt, in fact my 75 year old mother still eats her green veg this way. village.green - 2014-05-07 08:54:00 |
| 20 | elliehen wrote: samanya - 2014-05-07 14:20:00 |
| 21 | soup chicken stock, onion , garlic, coconut milk, curry powder, lots of kale. Blend after cooking. Yum. Kale has a strong taste, but this combination tones it down ahaaaaa - 2014-05-07 15:04:00 |
| 22 | eww kale plus curly cabbage, a no go for me rainrain1 - 2014-05-07 17:47:00 |
| 23 | This message was deleted. elliehen - 2014-05-07 17:52:00 |
| 24 | Well there you go, I've gone and said it, and I feel no shame rainrain1 - 2014-05-07 18:00:00 |
| 25 | I've probably taken you up wrong too, have I? Or haven't I? If so I apologize ellihen rainrain1 - 2014-05-07 18:03:00 |
| 26 | I juice it or add to soups. holly-rocks - 2014-05-07 18:30:00 |
| 27 | I made a nice kale noodle soup out of it. I boiled some angel hair pasta and cavalo nero for 2-3? mins however long the noodles take, in some chicken stock, was lovely. But I dont like the curly Kale, much prefer the cavalo Nero, way tastier. dibble35 - 2014-05-07 18:42:00 |
| 28 | I cook it like Spinach and it just wilts down... very yummy... southerngurl - 2014-05-07 19:07:00 |
| 29 | This message was deleted. elliehen - 2014-05-07 19:27:00 |
| 30 | I put it in my smoothie, but red cabbage leaves when young are yummy in the smoothie too. :-) belle34 - 2014-05-07 20:30:00 |
| 31 | Another vote for Cavalo Nero.... I had it in a wonderful pasta dish with garlic pastic CN and Olive Oil + Parmesan.... very nice and tasked it was good for you too. karlymouse - 2014-05-07 20:39:00 |
| 32 | Traditionally you either harvest it after the first frost or you pop it in the freezer, this makes it sweeter. r-mvz - 2014-05-07 21:50:00 |
| 33 | We had chicken soup tonight, I put some sliced Kale in shortly before It was cooked, very nice and looked attractive also. strebor1 - 2014-05-07 21:54:00 |
| 34 | This message was deleted. elliehen - 2014-05-07 22:00:00 |
| 35 | On 'Hughs 3 good things' cooking show tonight (friday) on prime he is featuring Kale - that's were I got the kale noodle soup recipe from dibble35 - 2014-05-09 14:10:00 |
| 36 | I grow curly kale and siberian kale. I like it stir fried with onions, loads of garlic...beetroot leaves too....cook it like cabbage or silverbeet. Has a 'different' taste..just yum. I find the siberian kale is quite a bit sweeter, although can be a little tougher. mottly - 2014-05-09 14:43:00 |
| 37 | Ive grown curly kale for the first time and decided to try a few leaves for lunch. I boiled them in just a little water till they changed bright green. Was very tasty, in fact delicious but I think I undercooked it as it was tough. I grabbed more leaves from the garden and this time I boiled them for about 5 minutes, center ribs and all. Put on plate with butter and black pepper . It was lovely and tender and just as nice. Definitly going to get some more plants. reggienz - 2014-08-29 12:42:00 |
| 38 | r-mvz wrote: lilyfield - 2014-08-29 13:53:00 |
| 39 | Too bitter for me but I use it in my Nutribullet with other greens and fruit nanee2jlp - 2014-08-30 17:35:00 |
| 40 | I fed the kale I grew to the hens, then ate their eggs. razell - 2014-08-30 19:21:00 |
| 41 | I just slice it finely and add to stir fries, curries, lasagne - wherever I can hide it - love it! Have also made kale chips too - a bit of phaffing around but they were really nice Edited by sarahb5 at 10:13 pm, Mon 1 Sep sarahb5 - 2014-09-01 22:13:00 |
| 42 | I prefer the red kale, think it is called Red Russian, it is a little milder in flavour although I do like all varieties. frances1266 - 2014-09-02 07:32:00 |
| 43 | I actually don't find any of them bitter but they do have a fairly strong taste - I like that though, food should have taste and flavour sarahb5 - 2014-09-02 07:43:00 |
| 44 | I was watching Hugh from River cottage one night and he made a kale and pasta soup. He boiled up some water and chicken stock, added some quick cook pasta such as angel hair, and added a mix of diff kales, he then cooked it for a few mins. I have made this with the kavelo nero and really enjoyed it. Quote Quote bev00 - 2015-02-12 00:13:00 |
| 45 | If you believe in Super Food you probably also believe in Super Man galex - 2015-02-12 01:43:00 |
| 46 | wo0pw0op wrote: lythande1 - 2015-02-12 07:36:00 |
| 47 | lythande1 wrote: Obviously you cannot cook kale. It is delicious when done well. One way I use it is in Pesto - KALE PESTO A handful to a couple of handfuls each of: Kale (leaves pulled from the tough stem - I used curly kale for this), fresh Basil, fresh Rocket Wash leave thoroughly and dry in a spinner buzzy110 - 2015-02-12 08:21:00 |
| 48 | lythande1 wrote:
We heard you the first time grumpy smurf....you obviously haven't tried other types of kale...and have no idea how to prepare it .....your attitude sure is bitter jcdm - 2015-02-14 14:04:00 |
| 49 | wo0pw0op wrote:
I juice mine ...usually with carrots, cucumber, beetroot and and an orange jcdm - 2015-02-14 14:05:00 |
| 50 | This message was deleted. fishplants - 2015-04-27 20:28:00 |
