Kale is becoming more popular in the food world and is actually really good for you. So far it is known to be very low in calories, high in fiber, and zero fat! It also has a lot of vitamins and nutrients, like iron and vitamin K. It's known to be an anti-inflammatory, as well as, a great detox food because of its high iron and sulfur! I personally love the somewhat of a crunch it has to it. Kale is great because you not only can use it as a salad but you can bake the leaves to make kale chips, practically tricking your mind into thinking you are eating potato chips! :)
If you search there are many kale recipes and salad ideas, and last night I decided to make one of my own to try it out as a side to our dinner last night. I bought some kale last night and washed it, dried it and cut the leaves up. I then put the leaves into a salad bowl and tossed them in a teaspoon of olive oil and about half of a lemon's juice. Little bit of salt and pepper, then I added some fresh diced tomatoes and topped it all off with some shaved Parmesan. The Kale salad went perfectly with our Soy Garlic Pork Chops!
[Kale, fresh chopped tomatoes, shaved Parmesan, salt&pepper, lemon juice and Olive oil]
[Kale Salad accompanied with Soy Garlic Pork Chops]
Not only is kale healthy for you, but it looks so beautiful, the dark rich green color really is eye catching. There are so many other things you can do and add to it that make it fun and not another boring food item. It really takes on the flavors, such as the lemon juice or whatever dressing of choice, so you don't even need much of what you are using. I can't wait to try out more ideas with the rest of the kale I have!
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