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Did you know you could make cheesy, spicy chips out of Kale?
Um, wait, hold on and let me backtrack–see, I had this conversation the other day with a certain fellow who wanted to know what on earth I ate, seeing as I was vegetarian/vegan. I started listing off everything that I did eat and ended with the note that I’d probably eaten more things in my life than he had.
Well, of course that sparked off one of those wonderful kinds of debates on what vegetarians eat and whether I happened to like salad. (I am not particularly fond of it, by the way, but I hold nothing against a really well-made salad!) Long story short–we started talking about greens.
Now, as you know, I am Indian, so for me–Spinach aka–Bagie (pronounced Bah-GEE). It happens to be one of my favorite vegetables to turn into stew or curry. Most folks know spinach. Most folks know Popeye.
I know Bagie. I also know Bok Choy, Rainbow Chard, Sunflower Sprouts and Kale, just to name a few other greens. Which brings me to this week’s letter–K! I must live a rather odd life in terms of vegetarian food, because as the conversation continued, I was absolutely horrified to know that this dear friend had never eaten kale in his life, much less knew it what it was.
So, here’s another food post. ^_^
Kale is a green vegetable. A leafy green vegetable, mind you, most leafy greens can be steamed with a touch of salt and sugar, (yes both!), and it will bring out a nice flavor to mix with rice, roti or other vegetables. It is actually a form of cabbage and can come in purple or green. It is great stir-fried with sliced almonds and freezes quite well, compared to other greens. You can do quite a bit with it–even turning it into chips!
The recipe I use is borrowed from an awesome site run by an amazingly talented young woman–the recipe for Cheesy Kale chips are here, along with other yummy things. She also takes wonderful pictures to go along with her culinary adventures, so you can see each step as you go.
It’s quite an interesting taste–if you do try it, let me know what you think. I think it’s quite delicious. ^_^
Also, on a short note, leafy greens have plenty of Vitamin K, which helps your body to form necessary blood clots for cuts, scrapes and the like.As someone who is used to dealing with nosebleeds, eating greens (and different types of greens!) is a good habit to cultivate.
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