Did you know that Kale is 1,000 on the “ANDI” nutritional rating system? Unfortunately, raw kale is not something that agrees with everyone’s tastebuds. In fact, if you don’t like raw Broccoli you will probably not like raw Kale.
So what is a frugal raw foodie to do? How do you combine great nutrition with mouth-watering taste?
You make KALE CHIPS, that’s how. I had 5 Kale plants growing in my garden before I realized that I didn’t really like Kale all that much. It’s ok in juice, mixed with a lot of other stuff, but I hadn’t found a way to eat it almost straight, that is, until now.
Spicy Kale Chips – Yum!
- 1 lb. kale, (washed & de-spined)
- 2 C. cashews (soaked for 1 hour)
- ½ – ¾ C. water
- ¼ C. nutritional yeast
- 2 Tbs lemon juice (juice from 1 lemon)
- 2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp chipotle (ground)
- 2 whole dried habanero (ground)
- 2 tsp coarse sea salt
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Put the kale in a large bowl and set aside. Blend the remaining ingredients in a food processor. Poor the mixture into the bowl with the kale and massage gently until each leaf is coated. Dehydrate kale at 115 degrees for 8-10 hrs or until crispy. Enjoy. You can see the step-by-step pics here on Facebook.
The only downside to dehydrating is that our oven uses a lot of electricity to do this. One more reason I need to build the solar powered dehydrator, and soon.
I have had to learn to love kale and so now love it in all its forms. I love kale chips too. This recipe looks great!
I’ve found that when making salads with kale to 1) julienne into thin strips, and then 2) massage with salt and olive oil to remove the tough texture. We make a lot of kale salads here.
BTW, have you heard of Raw Daddy? He told me today that he’s going to be at the Campbell’s Farmers’ Market. If you don’t know him, you might want to check him out. We buy 6 cones from him every Saturday.
Love the post!!
Hi Mil – we’re going to Campbell Farmers Market tomorrow – it’s one of our weekly walks. I’ll look for Raw Daddy – thanks for the tip!
hmmm…. we could not find him!
I will ask him next Saturday when he’s starting your market.
He said maybe this coming week, but if not, soon, very soon! Tell him his best customers from Berkeley sent you!
Being inspired by this great-sounding recipe, I finally acquired a dehydrator and tried it out this past weekend. I am now a confirmed Spicy Kale chip lover! I should mention that the drying process took only 2.5 hours in my electric dehydrator — and I made a couple of recipe substitutions: instead of habaneros, I used dry red pepper flakes, and I used rice wine vinegar in the place of apple cider vinegar. Truly delicious!