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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIf my health is dependant on my ability to eat kale...
well it was nice knowing all of you!!
All I can say is YUCKY!!!!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)I grow it in my garden, but as a decorative plant, not to eat; some varieties are very colorful. But as food? Eww. The one kale thing I've eaten that's relatively edible is kale chips, but OMG, kale smoothies?
blogslut
(38,022 posts)My theory is that fancy chefs started pushing it because actual tasty greens like turnip, mustard and collard were too poor-folky.
sarge43
(28,946 posts)Yes, close enough. I'll stay with spinach.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)woodsprite
(11,940 posts)I've tried cooking with it. As long as it's cut in thin strips, I can get past the heavier texture. Oh, and I make sure I take the heaviest "ribs" out of the leaves before slicing the leaves. Even the kids and hubby will eat it in this smoky chicken stew:
http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/spicy-smoky-chicken-kale-stew/
However, if I had to eat it solely in kale chips or in salad, I might not be able to do that. My friend (a gourmet vegan) actually 'bruises' her kale before using it as a salad green. She said it makes it more tender. No thank you! I'll stick with cooked versions or blending in with smoothies.
Nac Mac Feegle
(972 posts)Does she mean something along the lines of "hitting it repeatedly with a large rock"?
The rock may be the flavor that improves it.
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jmowreader
(50,589 posts)First you coat the inside of a large bowl, preferably a wooden one, with oil. Then you rub the kale in the oil until it changes color. It is then considered to be bruised.
And right now you may be saying, "what oil should I use?" The less adventurous would probably choose extra-virgin olive oil, but the most suitable oil for bruising kale is Quaker State.
Lochloosa
(16,083 posts)I still don't know why.
progressoid
(50,013 posts)Like leaves from my yard toasted in olive oil and salted. NOT impressed.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)Major ingredients:
Kale
Spinach
Carrot
Minor ingredients:
Tomato
Banana
Blue Berry or Cran Berry
Apple
Flax Seed
Can barely taste the kale at all. It's a nice blend of flavors and way superior to any store smoothies I've tried (which taste like kerosene to me).
meow2u3
(24,776 posts)You couldn't get me to drink that even if you put a gun to my head!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)even without the kale.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)You all need to start taking better care of yourselves.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)That's the way to do it. (Although I still haven't done a green smoothie yet.)
40% greens to 60% fruits.
Blend your greens and your liquid in a 1:1 ratio.
When it's all smooth (no chunks) blend in your fruit. Frozen is best
The 40/60 ratio ensures that you won't taste the greens, yet still get all of the benefits. The sugars in the fruits will overpower the flavor of the greens.
Also, it's best to have a powerful blender, such as a VitaMix or a Blendtec.
Paper Roses
(7,475 posts)haele
(12,692 posts)drop a pat of butter the middle, watch it melt, scatter a few leaves sliced into thin strips in and let the kale wilt down some (no more than 2 minutes). Add 1/3 cup apple cider, bring to boil, take off heat, serve.
It's edible, pretty close to a good greens dish on a Saturday night.
On edit - de-veining - take out as much of the stalks and other hard "veining" out of the leaves as you can, leaving the colored leaf.
I haven't tried it as an alternate to spinach yet. BTW, kale, like spinach needs to be cooked or juiced; the cell walls need to break down for most of the nutrients to be effective. Otherwise, it's just going to become a big glob of gassy fiber in your belly.
Haele
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)You can make anything taste better with butter and bacon!
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)with other greens. Masks the bitterness. Plus an (un)healthy dose of salad dressing helps too.
Xipe Totec
(43,892 posts)Lots of choriço, lots of morcilla...
You hardly taste the kale.
lastlib
(23,366 posts)YUUUCHHHHHHK!! I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat frickin' VEGETABLES!! GIVE ME PRIME RIB, or give me DEATH!! but ABSO-frickin'-LUTELY not KALE!!!
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)and a little garlic. Add a little parmesan once it's done and you're good to go.
mackerel
(4,412 posts)madass delish!