If my health is dependant on my ability to eat kale...

[LynneSin]

well it was nice knowing all of you!!

All I can say is YUCKY!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Yes, but it's fashionably yucky.

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]

2. Kale tastes and smells like ass.

My theory is that fancy chefs started pushing it because actual tasty greens like turnip, mustard and collard were too poor-folky.

[sarge43]

5. More like urine.

Yes, close enough. I'll stay with spinach.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I vote for rotting garbage.

[woodsprite]

3. I didn't think I'd like it too much either, but

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]

4. By "bruising" it

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]

22. Close but no cigar

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]

7. I grew some a couple of years ago

I still don't know why.

[progressoid]

8. Had some kale chips last year at a trendy restaurant.

Like leaves from my yard toasted in olive oil and salted. NOT impressed.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. My usual morning smoothie:

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]

16. Don't make me throw up

You couldn't get me to drink that even if you put a gun to my head!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Gaaahh! That sounds disgusting

even without the kale.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

20. It's tasty & good for you, people! Tastes like a V8 with a little banana mixed in.

You all need to start taking better care of yourselves.

[kentauros]

21. There ya go!

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]

10. Agree, I tried Kale. YUK. It was awful, no way to finesse it. Grass clippings would be better. n/t

[haele]

11. Well, de-vein it, get a pan of bacon and onions sizzling, then

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]

14. Yeah but with bacon & butter you're killing the healthy aspect of it

You can make anything taste better with butter and bacon!

[LiberalElite]

12. I'll eat it but it's better mixed

with other greens. Masks the bitterness. Plus an (un)healthy dose of salad dressing helps too.

[Xipe Totec]

13. I only eat kale in Portuguese Kale Soup

Lots of choriço, lots of morcilla...

You hardly taste the kale.

[lastlib]

15. Oh, GOD!--isn't Kale a VEGETABLE??!?

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]

17. Sautee it in olive oil

and a little garlic. Add a little parmesan once it's done and you're good to go.

[mackerel]

18. Kale salad from Costco with Poppy Seed Dressing

madass delish!