Really? A recipe that is not a cookie or laden with fat and calories? Yes. One can only eat so much of that stuff. There must be a vegetable every now and then.
Somebody help me! I ate one!
I have a long history of not eating vegetables. Okra, green beans, squash–my Dad could tell some stories!
The wisdom of age, ok, quit laughing, the wisdom of age has taught me that vegetables are a must, and some are pretty good.
One that I have not mastered yet is greens! Oh, the slimey-ness, oh the yuckiness, oh the old-people-ness!
Don’t get me wrong, I love old people. My experience with greens immediately takes me to Franke’s Cafeteria in McCain Mall with my mom and grandmother.
I would sit there with my mom, grandmother, and sister and eat my chicken leg (or roast beef), mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, jello, and chocolate milk while happily watching the shoppers pass by the big windows. My mother and grandmother would have something like LIVER and GREENS!
The greens looked something like this…
Every kid’s nightmare! They would even use those funny little square cafeteria bottles that had peppers in them!
I was always grateful for my mac and cheese! Greens were, in my little 5 year old mind, for old people.
You can imagine how surprised I was at myself when I thought about trying a recipe for Kale Chips.
I guess I was feeling adventurous–but KALE!
Here is what you need: kale greens, olive oil, garlic salt.
The instructions are just as easy.
Kale Chips
Make sure your kale is washed thoroughly.
Grab a handful and rub it with olive oil.
Sprinkle garlic salt to taste. (The original recipe said a generous amount. I assumed this was to cover up the taste of the kale!)
Bake at 400˚ for 5 minutes. Turn the pan, to insure even heating, and bake 5 more minutes.
Now, the moment of truth, the tasting.
Drum roll please.
The chips were very light and airy. You know when you burn a marshmallow over a campfire and slide the burned part off and eat it? Well, the texture kind of reminded me of that. Weird, I know.
I think I used a little too much of the garlic salt. I thought they were too salty. Next time I will know better.
Will I make them again? Probably, I have a big ol’ bag of kale in my refrigerator! I doubt I will boil it!
Critics’ Corner
Chip: This is proof that you can make just about anything taste good. I really liked these. They are perfect for when you want a lightly crunchy and salty snack.
Megan: Good, but a little too much salt. (Megan liked them enough to take in her lunch the next day rather than potato chips.)
Katie: The kale chips were pretty okay. They just weren’t my taste.
October 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm
ah kale chips…once you start, you can’t stop. i also like kale on my pizza…makes me feel better about eating pizza. 😉
October 2, 2012 at 3:59 pm
I’ll have to work my way up to kale on pizza.
October 2, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I love Kale, I love mustard greens, turnip greens, spinach……any greens! Even as a kid I would request them. Glad you found a way to enjoy a very healthy food!
October 2, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Okay. If Chip and Megan liked this stuff, then I will give it a try. I think on the way home I will swing by my super and pick up a bag of Kale. I’ll give you a report tomorrow. (I’m thinking I might be agreeing with Katie though.)
October 2, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Brenda, I thought you liked greens?!
October 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm
I like turnip greens with a little sugar sprinkled on top. I can’t do the bitter or pepper sauce thing. Now,we picked up some kale on the way home and made the kale chips. There just isn’t much to them. It is difficult to not get too much seasoning on them since they shrink up so much. They might be good on salads, etc., but for me, it took more time than what I feel I received in return.
October 2, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I love these! Mark is totally weirded out by them though. If you like a little spiciness you can use cabin seasoning. Definitely go easy on the seasoning though, I think because they shrink a little goes a long way. 🙂
October 2, 2012 at 3:57 pm
That is supposed to be cajun seasoning – sorry my kindle thinks it knows better than I do what I am typing! Silly machine. 🙂
October 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm
I was gonna ask what cabin seasoning was! haha
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