Does anyone belong to a CSA? Right now, I don't -- mostly because I was otherwise occupied when I would have had to sign up, but whatever -- but I used to. Just about this time of year, I would start receiving load and loads of green leafy things that I had never known existed outside the hallowed halls of raw bars in New York City, Boulder, Colorado and Seattle, WA. Suddenly, my fridge was filled to overflowing with rainbow chard, daikon radishes, mustard greens and kale. Oh, the kale. I always seemed to get a triply generous portion of it. So I had to figure out how to use the stuff. I found this recipe for Kale Chips on epicurious.com which I love. But one night, at dinner in Brooklyn at The Farm on Adderley, I found my muse. A raw kale salad that seemed to have almost equal parts kale and parmesan cheese. It was SO good. The truth is, cover almost anything with copious quantities of parmesan and it will be delicious. But that's beside the point. The point is the salad. So here it is, for your July 4th BBQ or potluck...
1 large fennel bulb
Two's Kale Salad
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1 lb. kale
1 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup olive oil
1 cup crumbled parmesan cheese
Wash your kale and fennel bulb. Dry. Remove Kale from the stalks. Chiffonade Kale leaves and fennel bulb. Place into a LARGE bowl (make sure it's big enough, or you won't be able to toss the salad. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Toss. Right before you serve, toss with cheese. Serve yourself some or you might not get any. Serve about 10 people graciously.
What are your favorite Kale recipes?
It is so yummy. In the winter, I like to make Portugese soup, a la my good friend teabelly. Basically you saute onions and leeks with tons of salt and evoo, add potatoes, stock and/or white wine, and a mother lode of chopped kale. Soooo good, and also really easy to make vegan and gluten free! Not so great for sodium watchers, though, because it's the salt and evoo that take it over the top. Happy independence day!!
ReplyDeletemy mother once, and only once, made creamed kale.
ReplyDelete(she was not much of an inventive cook).
but I never forgot it.
I thought it was terrific.
basic cream sauce and add minced cooked kale.
it may not be really that good
but it lingers in my heart as delicious.
I make a peanut soup with big pieces kale!!
ReplyDeleteKale is even delicious in seafood soups -- a real surprise! I bet the kale bechamel is amazing! Gotta try it.
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