Kale is kind of the new kid on the block for showing off just how snobbily healthy you can be with vegetables. That doesn't mean it's not delicious, but I have to admit there's something slightly pompous to me about proclaiming something a "superfood." Kale is like the new girl that comes to your high school that suddenly becomes super popular out of nowhere. You didn't even know she existed, but now everyone is talking about her.
Another big issue with kale that makes people shy away from it: They could not possibly package it in larger bags. The bag my friend Ebo brought over has 11 servings in it. Eleven! For a family of five, this is not a big deal, but when you live by yourself it's a struggle to eat that much of anything before it turns.
Turns out there is a quick way to solve both of these problems, and Ebo had the answer: kale chips. That's right, chips.
So it's not like eating a Lay's, so get that out of your head right now, but for a self-confessed crunchy food-aholic like me, eating these kale chips felt like cheating on a diet with a huge bag of pretzels or something. And with a "superfood," that feels pretty much like getting away with murder. What you'll need:
kale
olive oil
kosher salt
cayenne pepper (optional, think of what spices you like on chips and try them out!)
Ebo showed me how you lay out the kale on a baking tray and coat it very lightly with olive oil (too much and the kale will never crisp up).
I suppose you could also use olive oil spray. I'll have to try that next time. Then he sprinkled the kosher salt and cayenne pepper over the kale. We popped it into a 450-degree oven for probably 10 minutes. Then we let them sit for a minute and, tada! Kale chips.
Another big issue with kale that makes people shy away from it: They could not possibly package it in larger bags. The bag my friend Ebo brought over has 11 servings in it. Eleven! For a family of five, this is not a big deal, but when you live by yourself it's a struggle to eat that much of anything before it turns.
Turns out there is a quick way to solve both of these problems, and Ebo had the answer: kale chips. That's right, chips.
So it's not like eating a Lay's, so get that out of your head right now, but for a self-confessed crunchy food-aholic like me, eating these kale chips felt like cheating on a diet with a huge bag of pretzels or something. And with a "superfood," that feels pretty much like getting away with murder. What you'll need:
kale
olive oil
kosher salt
cayenne pepper (optional, think of what spices you like on chips and try them out!)
Ebo showed me how you lay out the kale on a baking tray and coat it very lightly with olive oil (too much and the kale will never crisp up).
I suppose you could also use olive oil spray. I'll have to try that next time. Then he sprinkled the kosher salt and cayenne pepper over the kale. We popped it into a 450-degree oven for probably 10 minutes. Then we let them sit for a minute and, tada! Kale chips.
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