Superfood recipe – super easy kale chips!

Believe it or not, I only tried kale for the first time about six months ago.  I had heard of it, but I guess I was so stuck in my ways of eating normal salad greens, cabbage, or spinach, that I never even thought about trying it.

However, it came as part of my weekly Abel and Cole organic vegetable box, so I had to figure out what to do with it.

In case you haven’t tried it before, kale is a leafy green (or purple) vegetable.  It is in the same family as cabbage, so it is similarly tough in consistency.  Due to its high nutrition content, it has been named a “super food” by some nutritionists.  It has beta carotene (an antioxidant), vitamin c, vitamin k, calcium, and many other nutrients.

In figuring out what to do with my kale, I came across many interesting recipes, but I thought one was particularly scrummy sounding!  It was Kale Chips.  Yep, chips.  But, healthy chips.

They are super easy to make and satisfy that desire for something crunchy and a bit salty.

All you need is some kale, olive oil, sea salt, and an oven.

Rinse the kale leaves, break off the stems, and tear the leaves into potato chip size pieces.  Dry the leaves on a paper towel, or use a salad spinner to dry them.  Drizzle some olive oil on the leaves.  Sprinkle some sea salt.  Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350F or so.   Then enjoy these crispy delights!

To your health,

Kimberly