Kale Chips

Kale chips are a very popular way to prepare kale and for good reason!  Because of that, there are many variations of recipes for them.  You can search for and develop your own favorite, but we've included one on our blog so our CSA members and market customers will have a single easy resource for those items they  may not know what to do with.

Ingredients:

1 bunch  kale

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil

any seasoning you’d like:  Grill Seasoning, smoky paprika, chili flakes, sea salt and coarse black pepper, Parmesan cheese.

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.  Thoroughly clean and dry kale leaves.  The trick is that they should be dry, otherwise they will be more chewy because they were "steamed."  Remove the fibrous center stalk from the kale by tearing the leaves away from the stalk.  

Directions:

Place kale leaves on one or two baking sheets.  Leaves should be in a single layer.  Sprinkle with olive oil and seasoning.  Toss with your hands.  Add more seasoning if you’d like.

Place pan(s) in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.  Turn leaves with tongs.  Return to the oven to bake for another 15 minutes. 

You can store kale chips in an airtight container for a few days, but I've never been able to do this because they get eaten so quickly!

*Keep in mind- kale chips do not taste like potato chips, nor do they have the same texture or consistency.