Monday, August 15, 2011

Kale chips... because i eat too much pasta


I'm going to start eating healthy ... on Monday.
This phrase really should go down in history as the most frequently used phrase by women on any day other than Monday.

After two weeks of a high carb & sugar, low protein & veg diet, I thought it might be time to toss something packed with vitamins into the mix.  As most of you might already know - Kale is a superfood.  I am not going to sit here and try and sell you on it's deliciousness because I would be a liar.  It's not terrible, sometimes it can be a nice veg with some salmon or in a stir fry, but in comparison to my previous post of Batali's Amatricana - let's get real.  It's kale.

One surprisingly pleasant way to pack in these green vitamins is to make the kale into a chip!  Something I discovered while watching Gwyneth Paltrow demo it on the Ellen show and was intrigued by.  They actually crisp up beautifully and with a light oil drizzle and some salt, it's actually a nice snack choice!

Ingredients:
1 bunch of kale (washed and leaves picked off the stems and cut into large pieces)
EVOO
Salt

Preheat the oven to 400.  Toss your kale in a bowl with a generous drizzle of EVOO and salt.  Bake for about 25 minutes (or until crisp).  

Snack & Enjoy!
xo Chef Natty

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