Quick Kale Side

Fresh Sockeye Salmon was the main event tonight. This kale mix was my side dish. Also qualifies as another Keep It Simple recipe.  However...not my favorite.

Saute:
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup onion slices
1/4 cup red cabbage chopped

Add:
10 tomatoes, grape size, halved

Add, cover, wilt as desired:
1 cup Kale, chopped
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Serve with
2 tsp worcestershire sauce

Rated a 4.25 on the Kale Scale

Kale and Brussel Sprouts with Irish Aged White Cheddar

Continuing with my brussel sprout / kale combinations. I liked this one better than yesterday's. I think the addition of the small amount of pomegranate juice helped. Plus the cheese.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
3 brussel sprouts, halved and cut up

Add, continue saute
1/4 c onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced

Microwave, per instructions on box
2 strips of fake bacon (Morningstar)

Add to the sprouts, cover and wilt as desired
1 cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces
3 tsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp pomegranate juice (by Pom)

Add, soften, mix up
2 slices of Irish Aged White Cheddar cheese (about 1.5 oz)

Serve with
Crumbled fake bacon
1.5 oz greek non-fat yogurt

Rated a 4.45 on the Kale Scale

Brussel Sprouts Kale

Brussel sprouts are still a vegetable that have yet to get on my "favorites" list. But, they are supposed to be good for you, so I've decided to keep at it until I find a recipe that works. The rating on this Kale Recipe is a bit lower than others, only because of the brussel sprouts. It qualifies as another Keep It Simple recipe - actually could be a top star for simplicity.

Saute
2 tsp coconut oil
3 brussel sprouts, all cut up into small pieces.
1 tsp black pepper, ground

Add and mix in
2 Tbsp slivered almonds, toasted

Add, cover, wilt kale as desired:
1 cup kale, cut or ripped into bite size pieces
3 tsp white wine

Mix it all up and serve.

Rated a 4.18 on the Kale Scale.

Couscous Kale

A quick meal at the end of the day. Used Nile Spice  Couscous Lentil Curry dried soup - just add water. Let it soak up the hot water. Steam a cup of kale, and mix it all together in a bowl. Add some slivered, toasted almonds on top. Very filling!














Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Sale.

Cuban Beans and Kale



My new favorite - steam the
kale in situ, on the plate.

Fairly simple fare. Quite tasty. Dee-licious!

Saute
2/3 cup Trader Joe's Cuban Beans
5 olives, halved - castleverano
10 tomatoes, halved - grape toms
1 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp basil leaves, dried

Add
1 egg + 1 egg white, beaten

While this cooks, steam Kale on the plate

Top with the egg mixture and serve with Salsa.

Rated a 4.74 on the Kale Scale.

Chicken Quinoa Pilaf with Steamed Kale



The end result

The 2+ cups of vegies

Used pressure cooker again - worked great!! The Chicken Quinoa Pilaf is variation of a recipe from Pressure Cooker Diaries. I used quinoa instead of rice; and the vegies that I had available were - onion, garlic, 8 brussel sprouts,1/2 cup red cabbage, a rutabaga, 2 golden beets, 1 orange pepper. This was cooked with vegie stock, some wine and spiced with curry, cinnamon, cardamon. The chicken breast tenders, I cut into bite size pieces. This recipe made 6 servings.

I put my serving on a bed of steamed kale, and topped it with 1 Tbsp of mozzarella. The nutrition count is for this serving.

Rated a 4.75 on the Kale Scale.

Beef Stew 'n' Kale

First time ever, made a beef stew with a pressure cooker (one of the modern ones). Using leftovers the next day, I took one serving and added a cup of kale to it - microwaved it all for a couple minutes.

Worked perfectly, and was deee-licious!

The stew had beef, carrot, celery, parsnip, turnip, spices, onion, balsamic vinegar, wine and tomoatoes, plus stock.

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.