Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Hi Swing, kale can be somewhat softened by being marinated in a lemon and celtic sea salt mixture... I actually like to put kale in the food processor with a little lemon and salt and make it into a sort-of slaw...sometimes with a little garlic. mushrooms are great marinated in a mixture of nama shoyu, chopped herbs, olive oil, and lemon....very minced garlic as well, if you do garlic. Peace, Stephanie on 12/20/04 1:59 PM, swing bolder at swingbolder wrote: Hi, I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, " rough " ones such as kale and collards. I used to marinade my greens and tomatoes in vinegar type dressing, but I'm hoping there are other ingredients beside vinegar that I can use. If anyone has any methods for marinading or softening greens please let me know. I also like the softish texture mushrooms get when you marinade them. Thanks. swing Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Hi, I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, " rough " ones such as kale and collards. I used to marinade my greens and tomatoes in vinegar type dressing, but I'm hoping there are other ingredients beside vinegar that I can use. If anyone has any methods for marinading or softening greens please let me know. I also like the softish texture mushrooms get when you marinade them. Thanks. swing Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 You might consider using another kind of acid, like a citrus juice, instead of vinegar. Someplace I read where a woman kneads the dressing into her kale or other tougher green, then lets it sit for a while to break down a bit. Peace, Valerie swing bolder <swingbolder wrote: Hi, I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, " rough " ones such as kale and collards. I used to marinade my greens and tomatoes in vinegar type dressing, but I'm hoping there are other ingredients beside vinegar that I can use. If anyone has any methods for marinading or softening greens please let me know. I also like the softish texture mushrooms get when you marinade them. Thanks. swing Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Stephanie, Go to the website www.sadtoraw.com. You will find the recipes from a variety of different sources and find several there that you are looking for. It has become one of my favorite sites to try new things. Sasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Try getting a different kind of kale. The stuff I get isn't bitter at all. It is kale. Just so you dont' think I'm have different taste buds than you, I do think some greens are really bitter. I don't eat those. > on 12/20/04 1:59 PM, swing bolder at swingbolder wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to > starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm > wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of > making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, > " rough " ones such as kale and collards. I used to > marinade my greens and tomatoes in vinegar type > dressing, but I'm hoping there are other ingredients > beside vinegar that I can use. If anyone has any > methods for marinading or softening greens please let > me know. I also like the softish texture mushrooms get > when you marinade them. Thanks. > > swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Swing - don't know if this is what you are looking for, but ... Gloria, from the group 12stepstoraw, posted this wonderful kale salad recipe. I've tried it, and the more you squeeze the kale with the dressing, the better (softer) it is. Here's the recipe: 2-1/2 lbs of fresh, crisp kale 3/4-1 cup extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 3/4 to 1 cup of water 2 fat cloves of garlic 1 Tbls Basil 1 Tbls Oregano 2 tsp Celtic Sea Salt 2 Avocados, peeled and chunked 2 Large tomatoes, chopped Chopped onion to taste 2-3 Tbs Flax seed Clean Kales leaves, then tear leaves from stalks and into bite-sized pieces. (I actually put them in the food processor, pulsed them a few seconds to chop them). In a blender (or vitamix), blend olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, basil, oregano, and salt. Add the vaocados to the kale and pour on the dressing. With your hands get into that salad bowl and squeege and massage the dressing and avocados with the kale. Take a few minutes to do this. This makes a creamy dressing and tenderizes the kale. Toss the coated, massaged kale with the tomatoes, onion, and flax seed. Serve immediately. rawfood , swing bolder <swingbolder> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to > starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm > wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of > making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, > " rough " ones such as kale and collards. I used to > marinade my greens and tomatoes in vinegar type > dressing, but I'm hoping there are other ingredients > beside vinegar that I can use. If anyone has any > methods for marinading or softening greens please let > me know. I also like the softish texture mushrooms get > when you marinade them. Thanks. > > swing > > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 This is an excellent website. A lot of early questions I had and recipes I learned to make came from this site. --- In rawfood , " Sasha " <sasha@9...> wrote: > Stephanie, > > Go to the website www.sadtoraw.com. ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hi Swing, There's a marinade found in Julianno's " UNcook Book " that I've used quite often over the last two years. I've also modified it using any other herb or seasoning that I prefer (i.e. fresh or dried basil, thyme, oregano, onion powder etc.). 1 C Nama Shoyu 1/4 C XV Olive Oil Juice of 1 lemon Blend well and pour over greens. Also, I enjoy a softer green such as Mustard or Baby Green Chard. Elaine swing bolder <swingbolder wrote: Hi, I'm currently juice fasting but am looking forward to starting eating again! Looking ahead to that time, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for ways of making greens softer for eating. Esp. the bitter, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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