Cooking From a Box


On To the Kale
June 8, 2008, 7:17 am
Filed under: Main Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

Yesterday I decided to make a “Kale and White Bean Saute” with the huge bundle of kale from the box. Until recently I was not a big greens person, in fact the only green I would eat outside of what I think of as lettuce was Spinach. However, my husband and I decided this winter that we wanted to expand outside of our comfort zone with regards to food so we tried kale and I fell in love. Kale can be slightly bitter when paired with sweeter foods and flavors, it is truly wonderful.

The first thing I did with the kale was cut the leafy part of off the spine and rip those into pieces about 2 inches long. This left me with my biggest glass bowl overflowing with green goodness.

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