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.

Kale Egg with Feta Cheese and Raisins

Have been repeating some of my other experiments, but this one is new. Tasty and fairly quick!

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

Add, cover and wilt
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine
1/4 tsp curry mix powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup corn kernels
. 5 oz Feta cheese crumbles
1/2 box of raisins

Mix up, make a hole in the middle, add and fry as you wish
1 egg
Dash more pepper and curry mix powder

Serve with 
1 tsp dusting of walnut crumbles
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Rated a 4.6 on the Kale Scale

Kale Black Bean Salad with Feta Cheese

The idea for this came from a recipe in Cooking Light for black bean tacos. I made significant

variations - like no tortillas; no cilantro = no taco. This was very tasty, and a keeper!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, diced
2 tbsp green chiles, canned, diced
1 tsp garlic minced

Add and continue saute, adding water, as needed, to keep from sticking
about 1/2 cup of black beans, drained and mashed (i.e. use 1/2 can of black beans divided)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp Spanish seasoning

Combine and mix up, moisten (big bowl, spoon or clean hands)
1 tsp light mayonaisse
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup angel hair coleslaw
about 1/2 cup black beans, not mashed (i.e. use 1/2 can of black beans divided)
1.25 cups of kale, finely chopped

Combine into big bowl, mix up
Sauteed onion mixture
Coleslaw and kale mixture

Serve and top with
2 tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
 
Enjoy!

Rated a 4.72 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Pear Salad with Strawberry Mustard Vinaigrette

Inspired by, and not a replica of, a recipe in Eating Well magazine. The dressing was tasty - very nice!  Next time, I might use an apple in the salad and maybe some walnuts. But, overall, very, very good!

Use electric hand blender to mix the following to make Vinaigrette
- 3 big strawberries, cut up
- 2 green onions, white part diced
- 1/4 clove garlic, diced
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3/4 tsp mustard (Portland Mustard, but use any not dijon)
- 5 sprigs of chives
- 3 tsp orange juice, 100% juice
- up to 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Toss together to make salad
- 1.25 cups kale, ripped to bite size pieces
- 1 pear, cored, diced.
- 6 green olives (castelvetrano), halved
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup angel hair coleslaw (actually finely shredded cabbage)

Mix together and serve
- Veggie mix
- Vinaigrette
- 1 tbsp feta cheese crumbles, sprinkled on top

Rated a 4.53 on the Kale Scale.

Steamed Kale Salad

I call this a salad because everything but the Kale was fresh, not cooked, I tossed it all together, and gave is a dash of salad dressing.  Pretty good, nice and quick.  The fresh pineapple salsa is made at Whole Foods and sold in the fruits and vegetable area in their cold case.

Steam
1+ cup Kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Add, and mix up or toss
7 grape tomatoes, halved
6 green olives, castelvetrano, halved
1/4 cup pineapple jalapeno salsa, Whole Foods
2 tsp feta cheese, crumbles
1/3 cup pineapple, cut up
2 tsp fig balsamic vinegar

Serve with
1 tbsp of dukkah, dusting on the top


Rated a 4.69 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Brussel Pineapple with Ginger

End of the week, end of the food supply before replenishing with the next grocery run. Using what's on hand.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
3 brussel sprouts, chopped up
1 bunch green onions, white part, sliced

Add and continue saute
2 tbsp olives, chopped (canned)
1/2 cup pineapple, raw, chopped up
25 grapes, halved
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ras el hanout

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

Serve with
1 tsp dukkah
1 tbsp Feta cheese crumbles

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Macaroni Cheese and Kale

Needed a quick meal before going to a civic meeting tonight. Annie's makes a boxed mac'n'cheese that works great for these situations.

Make the Mac'n'Cheese according to package instructions. I'll be using half the package which works out nutritionally to 1.25 servings - which I accounted for in the nutritional count.

While the shells are boiling, cut up 1+ cup of kale into thin strips.

When mixing the cheese and milk to the pasta, add 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp chili powder, and a dash of Mrs Dash.

After the pasta is done and mixed with the cheese, save half for another night.

Add the kale to the serving that is left,, and mix thoroughly, wetting the kale with the pasta cheese mix completely. The kale will wilt just a bit from the heat of the macaroni.

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.69 on the Kale Scale.

Buttermilk Mashed Kale and Potatoes

Yesterday, I made Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes - one of those recipes I saved from the last 10 years. Delicious, too! This recipe calls for carmelizing sliced onion and adding to the mashed potatoes - and a bit of chili powder, ras el hanout. Also, add peas, and chives (but I didn't have any chives this month). I used 2 little fingerling potatoes, 2 yukon potatoes, and 2 purple potatoes. All small. And of course in mashing, add up to 3/4 cup buttermilk. Yum!

Today, I mixed my 1+ cup of kale, ripped to bite size pieces, with a serving of the mashed potatoes - microwaved 2 minutes.

Serve with a topping of Feta cheese.

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

A quick side dish to go with a hunk of halibut - a variation on the Kale with Parmesan from last week. Very good, fast food!

Steam
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Toss steamed kale with
7 grape size tomatoes, halved
8 green olives - castelvetrano, halved
3 Tbsp crumbled Feta cheese
1 tsp Dukkah (see previous blog entries too)

Rated a 4.68 on the Kale Scale.