Thursday, March 8, 2012

RECIPE - Baked Kale Chips

Ingredients
  • 1 bunch (about 8 oz) kale 
  • 1/2 to 2 tsp olive oil (just enough to barely coat the leaves)
  • Salt, to taste
Tips
  • Other greens can be used as well - spinach, chard, choy, collard greens, beet greens, mustard greens, turnip greens etc... Use your imagination!
  • Other Seasoning Ideas: seasoned salt - garlic, onion, celery, barbecue, mediterranean, etc.; seasoned pepper (with lemon is good); spices like chili poweder (with lemon is good), curry, Greek, Italian, etc.; nutritional yeast; parmesan cheese; tamari or soya sauce (with or without wasabi or hot sauce); lemon or lime juice; different flavoured vinegars (with or without salt) - cider, malt, balsamic, wine or create your own; flavoured oils - garlic, truffle, chilli, or create your own; dill pickle juice?
  • When using liquid seasoning it may take the chips a little longer to crisp up - keep a close eye on them... 
  1. Preheat Oven 300F. Wash the leaves well.
  2. Dry them with paper towels. Or those who have a salad spinner can use it.
  3. Tear the leaves from the hard stem and hard ribs.  You can be meticulous and tear the leaves in uniform pieces or do a rough tear.
  4. Place in a bowl and toss with the oil until just barely coated then add seasonings and toss until coated once again...
  5. Arrange them on parchment paper lined baking sheets making sure not to overlap. Parchment paper is especially useful when using liquid seasoning. 
  6. Bake them for around 15-20 minutes or until crisp. Keep a close eye on them so they don't turn brown (which the thinner leaved greens are more likely to do). Cool them for few minutes before enjoying these crunchy health bites.
They get pale green from the dark green once baked.  Make sure to bake a huge batch, since they're quick and easy to make and they're very popular!

Original recipe from Chef In You - http://chefinyou.com/2012/02/oven-baked-kale-chips/

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