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| Crunchy, pretty kale chips! |
And while my kids would sooner eat newspaper than raw kale, I
was reminded that every once in awhile I hear a parent mention kale chips as a
snack for kids. So this past weekend when we were in C Town and H grabbed a
giant bunch of kale to hit me with, I grabbed it back and bought it!
And that afternoon, while everyone else was arguing about
computer games, I hid in the kitchen and made kale chips.
It’s just like making any other roasted veggie. You wash the
kale well, cut out the ribs, toss it with olive oil and salt and spread it out on
a cookie sheet. Then you pop it into a preheated 250° oven and turn it over
after about 15 minutes. 15 minutes more and you have kale chips.
I kind of liked them. They’re weird and crunchy and mine
were good and salty. But I couldn’t drum up too much enthusiasm from the
troops. True, they're a little like kale-flavored ashes and the bits of green
do plaster your teeth until you just give in and go brush your teeth. And true,
the underdone pieces do resemble kale chewing gum. But if you like that kind of
thing (and use enough salt), you’ll get a fun snack and a nice substitute for
popcorn some night. Bon appétit!
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My Mom makes Kale chips. I keep thinking they would work to wrap sushi, but I haven't tried it. :)
ReplyDelete@Christy hmmmm wrap sushi. I guess if you steamed the kale enough so it could be chomped through it might work. Otherwise one might end up gnawing at one's sushi, something I ask the children to never do. ;)
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