Bet you didn't know today (October 7) is National Kale Day. Yes there's an entire website dedicated to it, Nationalkaleday.org, with Kings of Kale, Kale 101 and Kalebrations. Or maybe you did. Kale is all around us today and chances are many others are celebrating it as well. Kale cake anyone?
Well we like to keep it simple and sensible. Here is a round-up some of our favorite recipes with kale; soups, curries, pesto, and a dynamite galette. Enjoy.
Sweet and Spicy Kale and Tofu Curry
Kayne Prime's Kale Salad
Greek Chicken Over Kale
Sweet Potato, Kale, and Red Lentil Soup
Kale Walnut Pesto
Kale & Couscous Salad
Fall Galette
When the weather cools down, I welcome a warm oven in my kitchen. Sweet potato, onion, and kale (Tuscan variety used here) join chicken sausage and are tucked into a whole grain crust that's both...
Sweet and Spicy Kale and Tofu Curry
In February I eat a lot of kale. With a little forest of it in my yard, I eat it all year, but with little else in season in the winter, I rely on it more. It goes great in most any soup—...
Wheat Berry Salad with Roasted Beets, Kale and Chèvre
Roasted beets are paired with wheat berries, nuts, cheese, greens and a splash of vinegar. There isn't a more satisfying salad around. Even better, it's vegetarian, high in fiber, vitamins A and C...
Kale Walnut Pesto
Most any green can be whirled up in a pesto, particularly spring kale, when it is abundant and endless.
October Bean and Kale Soup
I love the October beans (also called cranberry beans) that show up at the farmer's market in the fall. So, with a bag in tow from a trip to the market last week, I whipped up this easy soup. It...
