Kale
/Kale gets a reputation of being the basic bee of greens! But on the farm veggies are not food fads, they are simply what grows. Even though kale chips aren’t currently sweeping the nation there are still 100’s of tasty kale recipes to be explored. We always offer some sort of green in each of our CSA boxes, during the thick of the season you’ll find kale, collards, and chard on almost constant rotation! Keep in mind that many recipes that call for greens can be easily switched out for another, especially kale!
There’s endless ways to prepare kale beyond salads, though a good kale salad is not to be overlooked! I love slightly charred kale in a salad which is easy to do if your family has a love for cooking on the grill all summer long. Kale always goes well with any egg dish! So many soups are completed with a bunch of kale torn up or sliced into ribbons. There’s endless ways to incorporate kale into smoothies! Kale is easily sautéed as a side with garlic, or cooked down as a creamed green! It also can be wilted and tossed in with pasta or cooked into a risotto! There’s even kale pestos and sauces that can be used as condiments that go with pretty much everything!
Pro tip: Kale can go into just about anything, but skip the kale brownie recipes. My mom tried this with her grandkids once, and they ran away crying “grandma’s putting salad in our brownies.” It didn’t turn out well for anyone…
The Internet is rife with kale recipes here’s a few links that list dozens of intriguing kale recipes:
31 Ways to Enjoy Kale Beyond Salad
