Really Good Greens

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Really Good Greens

 

 

This is a recipe I adapted very slightly from a Hippy Gourmet

segment on PBS a few weeks ago. I hated kale until I made it this

way. Now I eat it once or twice a week. It would be even easier with

bagged, pre-washed kale.

 

2-3 lbs (1-1.4 kg)of Kale

lemon juice

1 Tbsp (3 tsp) or less of olive oil

1-2 cloves of garlic, very finely minced or pressed

GF soy sauce or tamari

 

 

Wash the kale very well to remove sand and wee beasties. Strip out

the big veins and stalks, and tear the bigger pieces into chunks.

Fill a food processor bowl with the blade attachment 3/4 way up.

Grind the kale down to almost minced. I don't think you can actually

puree it no matter how hard you tried - kale is tough stuff. Do this

until all your kale is chopped finely.

 

Put all the kale in a vegetable steamer in a big pot with 1-2 "

(1.25cm) of boiling water, cover and steam for 8-10 minutes. I do

mine for 12 but that's just me. It will be a gorgeous shade of green!

 

While the kale is steaming, get a big bowl and put in the olive oil

(decent oil is worth the money) and the garlic and stir it around.

Then add a couple of squirts of fresh lemon juice, and a couple of

good splashes of the soy or tamari. I use tamari. Stir it around and

let it sit to blend the flavors for a bit. Stir every couple of

minutes until the kale is done.

 

When the kale is done, put it in the bowl with the dressing and mix

it all up very well. The heat from the kale seems to make magic with

that simple bit of dressing.

 

I don't measure things, I am really sorry and I hope that does not

keep anyone from trying this delicious treat. I am going to try it

with swiss chard and mustard greens next.