Kale with Canadian Bacon and Egg

This was delicious!

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

2 brussel sprouts, chopped
1/2 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds
1/2 tsp curry powder

Add and continue saute
3 slices of pre-cooked Canadian Bacon, chopped up
20 grapes, halved

Add, cover and wilt
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp white wine

Mix up veggies and make space in the middle
to fry1 egg

Serve with a splash of Worcestershire sauce

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Sauted with Persimmon and Feta Crumbles

This was a bit different, but very tasty!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
3 oz corn, canned
1 persimmon, cut up (the kind that is short and squat)
1/2 tsp Herbs de Provence

Mix up a little sauce and set aside
2 Tbsp mustard
2 Tbsp orange juice
1 oz white wine

Add, cover and wilt
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size
.75 oz Feta crumbles
and the sauce from above

Rated a 4.5 on the Kale Scale.

Green Horizons Soup

This is a recipe from Save Our Bones, that mom sent me about a year ago. It might be in the book Bone Appetit! The recipe might be in the Finally got around to trying it. I calls for pureeing the vegetables, and I choose to Vita-Mix them such that there were still bits of veggies - not a smooth puree.  Bottom line - well worth the making - very tasty and quite easy to make!  I cut the recipe in half - that's what's listed here.  Makes 4 servings.



Heat for 5 minutes over high heat:
2.5 tsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic
2 leeks, chopped
1/2 parsnip, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder

Add the following, mix and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes:

3 cups vegetable broth / stock
1 tsp parsely, dried
9 sprigs of cilantro. fresh
4 cups kale, chopped or ripped up (a bunch and 1/2)

In Vita-Mix, puree vegetables mixture.
While in Vita-Mix, add 1/2 cup almond milk, mix.

Soup will still be hot - serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Saute with Chicken, Pear and Anise

A quick saute for dinner. Cut up a left over cooked chicken breast to incorporate. This was good.


Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 fennel/anise bulb cut up
1/4 cup onion, cut up
3/4 pear, chopped up

Add, cover and wilt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp white wine
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size

Rated a 4.4 on the Kale Scale

Kale Saute with Pistachios

Catching up. Had this in February. It was pretty good! The picture was before the pistachios were sprinkled on the top.


Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds
1/3 cup onion, chopped

Add and continue saute
1 plum, cut up
10 castelvetrano olives, halved
1/2 tsp Ras el Hanout spice

Add, cover and wilt
1+ cup Kale, ripped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine

Top with 2 Tbsp pistachios

Rated a 4.45 on the Kale Scale.

Chicken Kale with Mustard Sauce

I bought shredded chicken from grocery story - this is a roasted chicken that they deboned and it basically falls apart along the way, i.e. shreds. The mustard sauce was made up - inspired by the desire to spice up the chicken in a simple way.  The end result was good, meaty, and tasty.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp Herbs de Provence
1/2 tsp pink peppercorns, ground
8 olives, halved

Add and continue
4 oz chicken, cooked and shredded

Mix up and set aside
1 oz white wine
1/3 cup salsa (e.g. Pace Thick 'n' Chunky)
3 Tbsp Brown Spicy Mustard, Guldens
3 Tbsp skim milk

Now, add to the meat saute, cover and wilt
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite sized pieces
All of the mustard sauce from above

Serve with 1-2 tsp of chopped almonds, chopped fine

Rated a 4.4 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Saute with Dark Grapes and Olives

This was tasty, ok. Not rip roaring delicious, but acceptable. The grapes and olives were what I had in the fridge. The cheese and almonds, an afterthought while they were sauteing.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds
1/2 small onion, chopped

Add and continue saute
24 grapes - purple; halved
6 castelvetrano olives, halved

Add, cover and wilt kale
1+cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine

Serve with
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 oz white cheese diced
1 tsp almonds, chopped

Rated a 4.2 on the Kale Scale