Garlic Kale Food

SAUTEED KALE WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Cook 5 sliced garlic cloves in 1/4 cup olive oil in a pot over medium-low heat until sizzling, 1 minute. Add 1 pound chopped kale and stir until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium. Add 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until tender, 5 minutes.

EASY GARLIC KALE

Steps:

• Soak kale leaves in a large bowl of water until dirt and sand begin to fall to the bottom, about 2 minutes. Lift kale from the bowl without drying the leaves and immediately remove and discard stems. Chop the kale leaves into 1-inch pieces.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until sizzling, about 1 minute. Add kale to the skillet and place a cover over the top.
• Cook, stirring occasionally with tongs, until kale is bright green and slightly tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

KALE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pan.
• Add chopped onions and garlic.
• Sauté until onions are clear and begin to caramelize. Stir often. Do not allow garlic to burn.
• Add torn kale.
• Toss with onions and garlic.
• Cook until kale is wilted.
• Sprinkle with a tiny bit of balsamic vinegar if desired.
• (Thanks reviewers for reminding me of removing the stems!).

GARLIC KALE AND BROWN RICE SALAD WITH ZIPPY LEMON DRESSING

Steps:

• Pulse all the dressing ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the kale and saute until wilted to about half of the original volume. Add the brown rice and stir-fry for a few minutes together with the kale until everything is heated through. Add the dressing into the pan (start with about half of it) and toss to combine. Just before serving (can be served hot or cold), toss with the chips. Top with dried cranberries.

GARLICKY KALE SALAD

Steps:

• Break or cut kale into bite size pieces and place in a large bowl.
• Puree all ingredients except kale in a blender or food processor to blend the dressing.
• Pour dressing over kale and massage into the kale with your hands until all pieces of kale are coated.
• Let the salad sit in the fridge for an hour or so to marinate. You can skip this step if you need to eat right away, but allowing some time to marinate will wilt the kale a bit and make it a little more palatable - particularly for those who are skeptical of eating raw kale.

SAUTEED KALE WITH GARLIC AND LEMON

Steps:

• On a cutting board, trim kale by folding a leaf in half lengthwise (at the stem); use a sharp paring knife to slice away from stem; discard stem. Tear leaves into small pieces; rinse in a large colander.
• Cook kale in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain well.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add kale; season generously with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook, stirring often, until wilted and tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon juice; toss to combine. Serve immediately.

GARLIC BUTTER RICE WITH KALE

Steps:

• Place kale in a large bowl. Drizzle over oil, sprinkle with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Scrunch with hands for 30 seconds, set aside while rice cooks.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and stir for 1 minute until just starting to turn golden and is incredibly fragrant.
• Add rice, stir for 10 seconds.
• Add broth, stir, then cover.
• Turn heat down to medium or medium low so the liquid is simmering very gently. Cook for 12 - 15 minutes until all liquid is absorbed (tilt pot to check).
• Quickly toss all the kale on top of the rice, put the lid back on then remove from heat.
• Rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff rice with fork, stirring kale through.
• Lastly, stir through extra butter and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve and sprinkle over nuts (or stir nuts through rice).

GARLIC SHRIMP AND KALE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium high heat, add one cup of water and bring to a boil. Add the Brown Rice (4 ounce) and stir. Once the right has been brought to a boil, stir again and cover. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes until all water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat and fluff rice with a fork, set aside, covered, until plating.
• Pat dry Shrimp (12) with paper towels, and set aside. Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add one teaspoon of Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon) to the pan and swirl pan evenly to coat the bottom. Once oil is hot, using tongs, carefully add the shrimp to the pan in a single layer.
• Cook for thirty seconds on each side and remove the shrimp. Set aside.
• Add the remaining Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon) to the pan. Add the Onion (1/2), Garlic (2 clove), and Carrot (1) and saute for two minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add Kale (3 cup) to the pan and saute for one minute.
• Add the Chicken Broth (1/4 cup) and stir to combine.
• Return the shrimp to the pan and toss. Add Gluten-Free Hoisin Sauce (2 tablespoon) and Scallion (2 stalk) and stir until well combined. Cook for one minute. Remove from heat.
• Place rice in the center of two plates. Add shrimp stir fry on top of the rice.
• Serve and enjoy!

GARLIC AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• Soak wheat berries in large bowl of cold water overnight.
• Heat oil in 2 qt saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, and season with salt, if desired. Saute mushrooms 10 minutes or until beginning to brown.
• Add garlic and saute 2 minutes more.
• Sir in white wine and simmer until vinegar is almost evaporated, stirring to scrape up browned bits from pan.
• Drain wheat berries and add to mushroom mixture with vegetable broth and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add kale, and cook 10-20 minutes more, or until kale is tender. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

LEMON GARLIC PASTA WITH KALE

Steps:

• Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until they are golden brown, remove from the pan and set aside.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil then cook the pasta until al dente.Drain your pasta, but let the colander sit over the pasta saucepan so you collect some of that pasta water, you just need about a tablespoon.
• Slowly heat the olive oil in a large saute pan, add the crushed garlic and whole peppercorns and cook gently for 5 minutes over a low to medium heat. The oil should be bubbling around the garlic. Do not let the garlic burn. Fish out the garlic after 3- 5 minutes, leave the peppercorns in the oil.
• Add the kale to the olive oil and gently saute until the kale has turned bright green and is slightly wilted. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest and salt and cook for a minute.Now add in the pine nuts, parmesan and the water from the pasta. Stir over a medium heat for about two minutes.
• Add the pasta to the kale then add the parsley and extra virgin olive oil. Toss gently then serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan, some lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice if you wish and some freshly cracked black pepper.

GARLIC KALE

Steps:

• Tear the kale leaves into bite-size pieces from the thick stems; discard the stems.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the kale and continue cooking and stirring until the kale is bright green and wilted, about 5 minutes more.

SAUTEED KALE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until soft, but not colored. Raise heat to high, add the stock and kale and toss to combine. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove cover and continue to cook, stirring until all the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add vinegar.

STIR-FRIED CURLY KALE WITH CHILLI & GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wok, then add the kale and a couple tbsp water. Season, then stir-fry for 5-8 mins, adding the garlic and chilli for the final 2 mins. When the kale is tender and a vibrant green, remove from the heat and serve.