Petite French Green Lentil Soup with Kale

I received some Lentil Soup from a friend - it's made with Petite French Green Lentils, with spices and ham. Very good. I added 1+ cup of ripped up kale to the heated up soup, and wilted the kale. Deeelicious!

I added some ground pepper, tsp of Gulden's Brown Mustard, and 6 oz of hard cider. Simmered to reduce the liquid some before adding the kale and wilting it.


No calorie count for this one.


Rated a 4.74 on the Kale Scale

Cider and Mustard Spiced Kale

This turned out to be really good! Finally, autumn and cool weather - no bother from the heat that comes from using the stove top.  The turmeric and mustard gave this side dish a nice fall glow.

Saute
 2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
2 brussel sprouts, chopped
2 fingerling potatoes, sliced thin

Add, and simmer to reduce the cider
6 oz hard cider
1 black plum, cut up
1 tsp Gulden's Brown Spiced Mustard
1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
1/2 tsp turmeric, ground
1/2 tsp Mrs Dash

Steam in microwave, 2 minutes
1+ cup Kale, ripped up to bite size

Serve
Place the cider mustard veggie mix on top of the steam kale.

Rated a 4.76 on the Kale Scale

Scrambled Eggs and Kale

Using tomatoes from my garden, this was a fairly simple dinner. Tasty too!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1 brussel sprout (it's all I had)

Steam in microwave 2 minutes
1+ cup of kale, cut up to small pieces

Add and continue sauting
Steamed kale
12 grape size tomatoes, halved

 Add and scramble
2 eggs beaten with 1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp Spanish seasoning (that's the label)

Serve with a splash of Worcestershire sauce.


Rated a 4.58 on the Kale Scale.

Date Crumbles Tame Brussel Sprouts with Kale

The weather turned autmun like - yeah!  I can get back to making Kale side dishes on the stove stop.  I found that pineapple works well to make brussel sprouts palatable, but no pineapple today. What to do? I looked around and found some date crumbles I have from Bob's Red Mill - they have no added sugar, and are dusted with oat flour.

Soak
1/4 cup date crumbles in couple Tbsp of water. Set aside.

Saute
1/3 cup onion, chopped up
 2 tsp olive oil

Add and continue saute
1 red pepper, cut up
2 brussel sprouts, cut up

Add and simmer a bit
Dated crumbles and the water they were soaked in.
1 Tbsp Fig Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp white wine

Add, cover and wilt
1-2 cups kale, ripped to bite size pieces (I ended up with about 2 cups today!)
Another 1 Tbsp of white wine and bit of water to keep the steam coming

Mix it all up an serve with a splash of Worcestershire sauce


Rated a 4.73 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Mashed - Variation

Using leftovers for the foundation of this dinner.  It was very tasty!

Layer and heat in microwave in a bowl and mix up after
1 serving of mashed blue (or purple) potatoes
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

2 Tbsp white wine

Cook in microwave, and cut kernels off after
1 ear of corn

Cook in microwave, and cut up
1 veggie patty (Morningstar)

Mix all the ingredients together and top with
8 grape tomatoes, halved (from my garden!)

Deeelicious!!

Rated a 4.74 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Mashed

I was remembering a recipe for Bubble and Squeak from the old PBS show 'Two Fat Ladies,' but it requires using the stove top and fry pan, and it was just too hot today. So this is merely reminiscent of the real thing; not even a knock off.  I used what I call purple potatoes, but discovered they are actually called blue potatoes.

Cook in microwave - till tender
2 blue potatoes, cut up (with peel)
1.5 yellow potatoes, cut up (with peel)



Mash potatoes with
1/2 to 2/3 cup fat free milk
2 tsp butter
1 tsp ground pepper
1/4 tsp dill weed
1/4 tsp Ras el Hanout spice
1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Set aside 1/2 of the mashed potatoes for another meal.

Steam in microwave til limp (in Pampered Chef steamer)
1/3 cup onion
1 tsp garlic

Add and steam another 1.5 minutes
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Separately, heat in microwave 1 min, and then cut up
2 veggie patties (Morningstar)

Assemble in a bowl, and mix up
Mashed potatoes, kale with onion and garlic, and cut-up veggie patties

Serve on plate and splash with Worcestershire sauce  and enjoy!

Rated a 4.71 on the Kale Scale

Corn Kale with Veggie Patties

This mixture was very hearty, filling and delicious! The tomatoes were out of my garden Grow Box which turning out tomatoes more successfully than my other attempts over the last couple years.

Cook 
1 ear of corn (I used microwave)
Cut the kernels from corn
Add butter and pepper to taste.

Steam
1 cup of kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Microwave
3 veggie patties - I use Morningstar Breakfast Patties (flavored like sausage)

Assemble on dinner plate
Steamed kale
Corn Kernels
Breakfast patties, cut up
10 Tomatoes, halved

Splash with Worcestershire sauce, and enjoy!

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

P.S. Kale

That would be Potato Salad Kale.  Delicious!  I cheated and bought a serving of potato salad, fresh-made, at the Brown Bag Deli . Cut up some kale and mixed it all together. No calorie count on this one.

The Deli has other goodies, and then there is the ice cream shop next door. Hmm... kale and ice cream... I'll have to add that to my 'try it' list!

Smoothie After Labor Day

Summer has less than 20 days left! Here's a smoothie that turned out bright green and delicious!

Blend together (Vitamix is what I use)

1/4 C pomegranate juice (100% juice)
1 C Perrier water
1 orange, peeled
1/2 cup pineapple, raw
1+ C kale
1/2 C yogurt (Danon Light'n'Fit Vanilla)
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 to 1 tsp vanilla

Blend for 1 minute or so.

Enjoy!


Rated a 4.68 on the Kale Scale.

Pear and Bacon Kale Salad

The bacon was actually 'fake bacon' or Morningstar veggie strips. While the salad was filling, it was not my favorite. It might have been better with real bacon bits!

Steam in microwave
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Add to the kale, toss or layer
1 pear, cored and cut up
7 fake bacon strips, crumbled
2 Tbsp Fig Balsamic Dressing (Cindy's Kitchen for Whole Foods)


Rated a 4.3 on the Kale Scale.

Tuna With Kale

A satisfying meal, quick and easy too.

Mix together
4 oz Tuna, solid white albacore in water, drained
2 Tbsp mayo, light
1 tbsp Dill Relish
1 bunch of green onions, white part, sliced

Add and mix up
1+ cup of Kale, finely sliced

Serve with  Akmak crackers

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Fresh Fruit on Steamed Kale

A side salad to go with a bit of salmon. Very nice!


Microwave with steamer top for 2 minutes
1+ cup of Kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Place on top of the bed of steamed kale
1 peach, cut up
2 kiwi fruits, peeled and cut up

Dust the top with
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp unsweetened coconut, shredded (Bob's Red Mill)

Serve and enjoy!

 Rated a 4.5 on the Kale Scale