Kale Chips
The nutrients in kale are fantastic. One way to get our young friends to try it is to make kale chips. I make them a few times a week in the summer when the kale is growing in abundance and the kids do enjoy them, as do the adults.
Servings:
1-2
Prep Time:
5 min
Cooking Time:
10 min
Introduction
About this Recipe
By: Rebecca
If you grow kale in your garden you may find that you are looking for ways to use it. Baby kale can be thrown into a smoothie without the taste being too strong but mature kale can be strong tasting especially for younger kids or if you’re just not used to it. Try kale chips instead, they are incredibly easy to make and tasty!
Ingredients
- 5-7 large leaves of kale, rough chopped
- ½ to 1 tbsp of good quality olive oil
- Course salt & pepper to taste
- Nutritional Yeast Seasoning (optional)
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Set the oven to 375. Rough chop the kale and also remove the larger ends of the stems. Lightly coat the chopped kale in olive oil, just enough that it is barely glistening. ½ to 1 tablespoon. If you add too much oil you will end up “steaming” your kale as opposed to getting the chips to crisp up and be crunchy. I like to add course salt, some fresh ground pepper and some Nutritional Yeast Seasoning adds a nice cheese type flavor. This is friendly for many diets. Vegan, Whole 30, Keto etc.
Side Note:
I have yet to master making kale chips by using the dehydrator. I know this method retains so much more nutrients and enzymes. To be honest, even though I own a dehydrator, I usually don’t have the time or patience to wait! Usually when I make kale chips it’s spur of the moment, impulse of wanting them fairly quickly!
Step 2
Bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes, but keep checking the kale because it can brown very quickly. I would advise to move the kale and turning it over on the sheet pan at about 5 to 7 minutes. Check at 10 minutes, if the chips are crisp remove from oven and let cool on the sheet pan and they will continue to crisp up. Once cool, you can move them to a bowl and serve, although sometimes we just eat them right off the pan as soon as they’re cool enough!
