My first tip..kale smoothies? No, just say no. Just like a milkshake? no, just like that green slime I used to play with as a child. That is EXACTLY what my attempt at a kale smoothie looked like. If you have to add ten different fruits to disguise the taste of the kale, then guess what? Not healthy.
*ugh*
Ok, deep breath. Now, delicious things to do with kale:
Yeah, you all know about kale chips. Oil, salt, kale, maybe some herbs/spices (I used zaatar). I would have added a little parm, but I'm out. And bugs got into the nutritional yeast, or I would have used that too, for some umami. Onto cookie sheet an into a low oven.
I made some quinoa bites, inspired by the pizza quinoa bites floating around the internet. These were pretty simple and good. Cooked up quinoa (used red, because that is what is in the pantry). chopped up some mushrooms, cooked those down, tossed those into the quinoa, added a squeeze of tomato paste. Rough chop of some kale, toss that in.
An egg as a binder, and a smidge of feta.
Plop into muffin tins and into the oven. (350)
I wish I'd sauteed the kale just a little, but it did come out well... It would also be grand with swiss cheese and a little bit of ham or bacon.
You could also put whole leaves of kale in the bottom of the muffin tin, then plomp the quinoa mixture on top. The kale leaves act as a kind of "cup". (I used baby kale, so you would cut out cup-size pieces of kale if you wanted to go this route)
Lastly, creamed kale. Kale, pureed and steamed on the stove, with a dollop of ricotta and some salt, and then baked in the oven. You could, if you wanted to be fancy, put some gluten-free cracker or breadcrumbs on top to add a little crunch.
Pics to come later....
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