When you hear the word Kale, certain perceptions come up such as "Super Food" and "Internal Lawnmower". Although both of these are true, not everyone understands why. Let me start with the first one. Kale has a ridiculous amount of flavonoids (45 to be exact) that are full of antioxidant and anti-imflammatory goodness. Kale has also been linked to lowering your risk of developing 5 types of cancer, including bladder, breast, colon, ovary, and prostate cancer (you can thank the Isothiocyanates made from glucosinolates in kale for that).
So how to we pack this amazing veggie into something we'll actually eat? Kale Chips!
Ingredients:
- About 1 bushel of Kale (I used Red, but Green works too)
- 2-3tsp Garlic Expressions Salad Dressing
- Salt to taste
1. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Wash your kale and rip the leaves off the thick steps, further ripping them into bite size pieces (if you've had a rough day, this can be fairly therapeutic).
3. Dry the pieces in a salad spinner, then place them in bowl. Drizzle them with the Garlic Expressions and mix up the leaves until every spot is covered (or so you can tell).
4. Spread them out evenly on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with salt.
5. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the edges are brown (but not burnt).
6. Take out of the oven and enjoy!
If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, you can sub Grapeseed Oil for the Garlic Expressions and sprinkle them with stevia and salt for a sweet & salty chip instead :).
