Purple and Red

A sauted mix to go with a hunk of baked salmon.

Saute:

2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup red cabbage, chopped
1/4 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
6 grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 tsp cinnaomon
1/2 tsp cardoman
/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Add, cover, wilt:

1 cup, purple kale, chopped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine

Serve with non-fat greek yogurt (about 2 oz)

Rated a 4.2 on the Kale Scale.

Trader Joe Kale

This was a very simple recipe, but not my favorite. The reason - the Trader Joe's Lentil Soup wasn't as good as I remember it being. This comes in the can that is shaped like a kettle, and a couple years ago, it was delicious. But, I found it a bit flat this time.

• Heat Trader Joe's Lentil Soup in a pampered chef microwave cooker




• Parcel out the soup so that your serving size remains in the pot. (Put the rest in container and save for later.)




• Cut up and add to your soup serving, 1.25 cups of kale.




• Microwave until kale is wilted.




• Stir, and serve with a dollop of non-fat plain greek yogurt.

Rated a 3 on the Kale Scale.

Kaled Burrito

A variation on a theme of the Burrito and Kale I did some months ago.

Saute:
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 Cup onion, chopped
2/3 cup small purple potato, chopped
4 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 tsp black pepper

Add and heat through:
1 Amy's Breakfast Burrito (I thought I pulled out a black bean b from the freezer, but found that I didn't. This adds about 70 calories over the other types of burritos that Amy's Kitchen makes)

Add, cover, wilt:
2 Tbsp white wine
1 cup kale chopped to bite size pieces

Rathed a 4.5 on the Kale Scale

Sunday Kale

A quick saute for a Sunday evening.

Saute:

2 tsp olive oil
1 Yukon potato, cut up (about 1 cup)
1/3 Cup onion, chopped
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sage

Cover with lid, continue saute. When the potatoes are somewhat done, and the onions have color, but not burned, then proceed.

Add and continue saute:
1 small yellow pepper (or 1/2 large one), chopped
5 cherry tomatoes, halved

Add, cover, wilt:

1 oz white wine
another 1/2 tsp pepper
1.5 Kale, chopped up

Serve with non-fat greek yogurt (optional). Calorie count doesn't include the yogurt.

Rated a 4.5 on the Kale Scale.

Soup'n'Kale

Another "fast food night." Amy's Pasta and 3 Bean Soup and 1.25+ cups of cut up kale.

Rated a 4.3 on the Kale Scale. Would have rated higher, but this isn't my favorite soup of Amys.

Kale Cinnamon Saute

This concoction I paired with a hunk of wild sockeye salmon. It actually turned out pretty good! The cinnamon really adds something different. I think I'll build on this in the future.

Saute:
1 tsp coconut oil
1/4 cup onion, choppped
1 small apple, chopped
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 Tbsp almonds, slivered
Dust with ground pepper, to your liking

After the saute is going, toss in 1/2 tsp cinnamon. The aroma should begin to waft your way as the cinnamon gets stirred into the hot oil and veggies.

Add, cover, wilt to your desire:
2 tsp white wine (this is all that was left in the little bottle)
1 oz cooking sherry
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
80 grams (or about 1.25 cups) of kale, chopped up

Serve with:
2 tsp worcestershire
2.5 oz non-fat greek yogurt, plain

Rated a 4.57 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Scramble Pear

Board meeting tonight. What to make that won't take long. I grabbed 2 eggs, kale, ham, onion and a pear. It worked!

Saute:

1 tsp coconut oil
1/4 cup onion, cut up
1.5 oz canadian bacon, cut up (1 slice about 3 x 4
2/3 red pear, cut up
90 grams kale, cut up into bite size pieces

Add 1 Tbsl water, cover and wilt kale.


Mix it all up, and add:

1 egg +1 egg white mixed with --
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp Mrs Dash
1/4 tsp turmeric

Serve with 1 tsp worcestershire sauce (option, not in calorie count).

Rated a 4.75 on the Kale Scale.