Kale with Egg and Popping Seeds

A quick thrown together meal. It turned out to be pretty good!  I am using purple kale this week. It looks dark in the picture. But, purple food is good for you food!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup onion, cut up
1 brussel sprout, cut up
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds



Add, cover and wilt the kale, as desired (2-5 min)
1/2 cup almond milk
1.5 Tbsp date crumbles from Bob's Red Mill
1.25 cups purple kale, cut up finer than usual

After the kale is wilted, and all is mixed up, spread apart and put in the middle
1 egg, beaten with 1/3 cup almond milk

After the egg sets a bit, scramble it all up and serve.

Sprinkle with a bit of Worcestershire sauce.

Enjoy!


Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Sweet & Savory with Hot Curry Chutney

I was inspired to keep the stuff accompanying the kale to reasonably small, light mixture. I started by grabbing the dried date crumbles (from Bob's Red Mill), and then the leftover grapes from my lunch supply for the week, and finally, thought, hmmm... what about the Shiba's Hot Curry Chutney that I've not tried yet.  And thus my evening kale side was created.

The addition of the Hot Curry Chutney made for a spicy warm, initially hot, but not too much temperature. The sweet from the grapes and dates paired nicely with this heat.

Saute
2 tsp butter
1/4 cup onion, chopped up
1 brussel sprout, chopped up
 1 tsp Shiba's Hot Curry Chutney

Add and continue
20 grapes, halved
1-2 Tbsp hummus

Turn down and simmer a bit, cover and wilt as desired
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp white wine
1 Tbsp date crumbles
1+ cup purple kale, ripped to bite size pieces - put this on top of the mix

Mix it all up and serve.


Rated a 4.66 on the Kale Scale.

Aged Havarti Sauce with Kale and Pomegranate

Wanted quick and easy, which this was. Tasty, and next time I think I'd add an apple or pear to balance out the flavors. But, this was workable as a side to a Salmon Dinner.

Steam, wilt as desired
1+ cup Kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Heat in microwave or on stove top til cheese is melted
1 oz aged havarti cheese, diced
1/4 cup soy milk
1 oz white wine
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon

Mix up Kale with cheese sauce and heat through.

Add and mix up
1.5 tsp coconut, shredded and unsweetened


Serve with
1/3 cup pomegranate arils on top


Rated a 4.54 on the Kale Scale

Tuna Kale Melt

Tuna Kale Melt ... it was pretty good. I think it might have been better with a better balance of tuna and kale, but this list of ingredients is what it took to get the 1+ cup of kale incorporated into this meal. While I ate both pieces of toast/melt, one could just go for 1/2 and eat a kale salad with it. Hmm... what an idea ... I'll do that next time!

Mix all together:
1 can (4 oz) solid white tuna packed in water.
 2 Tbsp lite mayo
1+ Tbsp dill relish
1 Tbsp sliced olives

Add and mix in with the tuna:
1+ cup kale, cut up fine

Build melt by layering on 1 slice whole grain bread:
1/2 the tuna kale mixture
1 oz of aged havarti cheese

Build a 2nd melt.

Broil both until done to your desired melted-ness.
Enjoy!


Rated a 4.58 on the Kale Scale.

Savory Kale with Grapes and Persimmon

Spent the day mowing yard and other work to put the lawn to bed for the winter. Wasn't sure I wanted to bother with cooking, but this turned out so good, I'm glad I did! Very tasty! 

Saute
1.5 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup fennel bulb, chopped
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seed
1 tsp Ras el hanout spice

Add and continue saute
18 grapes, halved
1 persimmon, cored, chopped (leave the peel on)

Reduce heat, add, cover, wilt and let the liquid sauce up a bit
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine
1/4 cup soy milk

Mix it all up, serve and enjoy!


Rated a 4.67 on the Kale Scale.

Sweet and Savory Kale

Getting to the end of the week and cleaning out the miscellaneous from fridge. Turned out to be very tasty - the pear and persmisson were a good match for the brussel sprouts.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup fennel bulb, chopped
1 fingerling potato, chopped
3 brussel sprouts, chopped

After a bit add and continue saute, lower heat and cover
1 red pear, cored and cut up
1 persimmon, cored and cut up (keep the peel on)
1 oz white wine
2 tsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp ras el hanout
1/4 tsp cardamon
1/4 tsp coriander
2 veggie patties (Morningstar), cut up

Steam in microwave
1+ cup of kale

Pile the sweet and savory mix on top of the steamed kale and enjoy!


Rated a 4.79 on the Kale Scale.