Sunday, March 13, 2011

Baked Kale Fries

Probably the healthiest, lightest fries I can think of
Source
From a vegetarian potluck

Taste 3 (out of 5)

Difficulty 1 (out of 5)

Ingredient
- 1 bunch / 7-8 oz / 200 g kale (100 cal)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (120 cal)
- sea salt to taste
Total: 220 cal, 4 servings, 55 cal / serving

Instructions
1. Wash the kale. Cut the stalks off with the scissors. Tear the leafy part with your hands.
2. Spread the kale on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicon. Sprinkle olive oil and sea salt over the kale.
3. Bake in an oven preheated to 350F for 10-15 minutes.

Afterthoughts
It is surprisingly crunchy and very light. Definitely much better than what I had expected. But I personally find kale tastier in salads or spreads.

11 comments:

  1. what a great crunchy snack...I bet they would be a nice garnish crumbled over other foods as well

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  3. What a neat idea! I've had dried salted seaweed before and that was very tasty, I bet these would be a great snack as well :)

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  4. I'm seeing kale chips/fries all over the place in the blogosphere... I think I need to start making them because they look so good!

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  5. Very interesting recipe, never tried this before but looks and sound very healthy :)

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  6. I love baking kale! It's so healthy and easy and it's really amazing what a fun crunchy texture it gets. I can eat a ton in one sitting

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  7. I love baking Kale. We threw some in the oven at the last minute while roasting potatoes last week and it was wonderful. Great post!

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  8. I followed you from the foodie blog roll and I'd love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this kale widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about recipes for kale,Thanks!

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