Fruited Saute

Change in weather to bitter cold, reduces my interest in cold kale salad. So I went shopping hungry again, and bought another bit of pasta and marinara sauce with port and asiago cheese. That was very tasty.

Paired this with a fruit'n'kale saute. For an experiment, put in a wedge of lite laughing cow soft cheese with a bit of wine and balsamic vinegar to make a bit of sauce. Turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Saute:

1/2 tsp coconut oil

1/3 C onion, chopped fine

1 tsp garlic, minced

Add and saute more:

3/4 Bosc pear, chopped

2 clementine oranges, peeled and chopped

Add and swish around til cheese is melted:

1-2 Tbsp dry sherry

2 tsp balsamic vinegar

1 wedge lite laughing cow cheese

Add, cover and wilt:

1 Tbsp white wine

1 C. Kale - used rainbow kale today - ripped to bite size pieces

This concoction ended up being sweet enough, it could have been dessert!

Rated a 4.56 on the Kale Scale.

Soup'n'Kale

Last couple of nights have been eating soup in which I have mixed 1 cup of kale all cut up. It really bulks up the soup. With AkMak crackers the meal is filling. I am using Amy's Lentil Soup, and Amy's Split Pea Soup.

Rated a 4.4 on the Kale Scale.

Nov Fruit Salad

This was paired with oven baked salmon fillet. Fillet was sprinkled with pepper and Mrs. Dash; some sherry and 2 tiny bits of butter.

Layer or toss to make salad:

1.25 C. Kale, ripped to bitesize pieces

1 apple - I used a small Empire apple, chopped

1 clementine - peeled and chopped

1 persimmon - peeled and chopped

11 grapes - halved

Dress with:

2 Tbsp Olive oil and Balsamic Vinegar (Safeway Select)

Rated a 4.5 on the Kale Scale

Kale with Fruit Medley

Layer or toss these ingredients to make a salad meal.

1 C. kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Arils from 1 pomegranate

1 papaya, chopped (peeled and seeded)

2 clementines, peeled and chopped

1/2 avocado, peeled, chopped

1/2 red pear, chopped

Dress with:

2 Tbsp. Annies Tuscan Italian Dressing

Rated a 4.4 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Persimmon and Pear Salad

Baked salmon, wild Alaskan coho, for dinner and paired it with this salad. I am surprised at the calorie count - 504! The avocado and persimmon each are over 100 calories on their own.

Layer and/or toss - depends on how you like to make a salad:

1 c. kale, ripped in bite size pieces

1/2 red pear, chopped

1 persimmon, peeled and chopped

8 grape tomatoes, halved

1/2 avocado, peeled, chopped

Dress, and top with:

2 Tbsp. Annie's Naturals Tuscany dressing

1 Tbsp. Flaxseed meal (Bob's Red Mill), sprinkled on top

Rated a 4.5 on the Kale Scale.

Ravioli and Kale

Today, I went shopping when hungry. Came home with butternut squash ravioli, and a jar of Port and Asagio Marinara sauce.

I put the ravioli in boiling water, put a steamer on top with my 1 c. of kale chopped fine.

All done, I served the ravioli on a bed of steamed kale.

Very tasty. The ready to cook ravioli was delicious; the sauce tangy and very good. It all made the kale quite paletable. I am sure the calorie count isn't so good, but I don't have all the details to find out for sure. So eat and enjoy!

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Bleeding Kale

While the end result was tasty, it wasn't the most pretty meal. The onion, beans and beets by themselves, looked good. Adding the kale, still not bad. It was adding the egg, and then watching the eggs turn red that was a surprise. But, all mixed up, who can tell? I added the sesame to help deflect the redness of it all.

Saute:

1 tsp coconut oil

1/3 C onion, chopped

1 tsp garlic, minced

Add, saute:

2 small beets, chopped

1/2+ pinto beans, canned

Add, cover and wilt:

2 T. cooking sherry

1 T. balsamic vinegar

1 C. kale, bite size pieces, cut finer

After the kale is done, mix it all up.

Beat together, add and scramble:

1 egg

1 egg white

a smidge of milk

Serve with 1 tsp of sesame seed on top.

These aren't in the calorie count, but I did use them:

Optional - sprinkle with worcestershire sauce.

Optional - serve with non-fat greek yogurt.

Rated a 4.35 on the Kale Scale.