meals to make with kale - Page 2

[Lirazel]

I adore this recipe for a kale side-dish. It comes from http://frugalgranola.blogspot.com

Kale Gratin with Brie Bechamel
1/2 Bunch Kale, torn into bite-sized pieces
2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1 1/2 Tbl. Butter
1 1/2 Tbl. Flour
1 1/2 cups Milk
1/4 - 1/2 cup Brie Cheese, cut into cubes
Salt & Pepper


Preheat oven to 400*F. Lightly steam kale, and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle some salt & pepper, and minced garlic over the top of kale. In a saucepan, melt butter. Briskly whisk in flour for a couple minutes. Pour in milk, and whisk for a few minutes to heat and remove lumps. Add Brie, salt and pepper, and stir constantly, to allow Brie to melt, and for sauce to thicken. When sauce is thickened, pour over kale. Bake for 15 minutes. (Make sure not to overcook the kale!)

[Dom's_mama]

quiche with kale

mmm, all of these recipes sound amazing!
we often make simple sautee'd kale & onions as a side dish, but one my favorite ways to use kale is in my mom's quiche recipe:

just sautee rinsed & chopped kale with chopped onions and any other veggies you'd like. then pan-grill a few italian sausages or some bacon, chop it up, then dump the meat & veggies into a ready pie crust. spread a layer of grated cheese of your choice. beat 3 eggs and add about half a can of evaporated milk (this is not a WAPF-approved recipe...not sure what would be a good substitute for canned evap milk...?). pour this egg/milk mixture over the cheese in the pie crust. add another layer of grated cheese on top, sprinkle with some dried oregano or other herb you like, then bake at 350 for around 30 min. it's done with the center is no longer runny. yummy

[kdmama33]

Kale is one of my favorite stealth veggies. I hide it in things like spaghetti sauce, muffins, soup. (I do the same with spinach. And carrots, squash, all kinds of veggies.) We also love sausage kale dumplings, though they are a rare treat.

[ceiba]

I just made one of my favorite kale meals last night: sausage, kale and beans.

Chop and rinse two bunches of kale (I've used lacinto, cavalo negro, curly, even Swiss chard- any sturdy green works). Cut a couple of Italian sausages into bite-size chunks (we like hot but mild works too) and brown in a saute pan. Add a large can/box/jar of tomatoes or tomato sauce. (You can add chopped garlic before the tomatoes and herbs or spices after if you like, but I find that good sausages have enough flavor and spice for the whole dish.) Heat through, and then add the kale in handfuls. Stir to let the kale wilt down enough to add more, and repeat until all kale is added. Cover the pan, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook about 10 minutes or until kale is no longer tough. Stir in a can of white cannellini beans and heat through. Serve over polenta, pasta, mashed potatoes, or eat on its own!