Review: Quinoa and Kale Patties
The recipe for Quinoa and Kale Patties comes from Heidi Swanson’s cookbook Super Natural Every Day. The price of the book has recently been lowered to $13.00. Although not vegan, Heidi does cook very healthy recipes with natural ingredients. This recipe was very tasty and simple to make it vegan by substituting the eggs, and using [...]
Winter Squash and Kale Risotto with Golden Raisins
This is a very nice recipe during the cold winter and early spring months. The raisins add a nice sweetness to the meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large white sweet onion like Vidalia 1 cup Arborio rice 2 cups winter squash cut in bite-sized pieces (Butternut, red curi or whatever is available) 2-3 cups [...]
Roasted Fall Veggie Bruschetta with Kale, Sage and Chive Pesto
This is a really delicious pesto and also a good dip for veggies. We will have the rest of it tonight with home-made crackers and black radish chips. Yield: 12-16 slices Ingredients: 3 cups fresh kale, washed and chopped 8-9 fresh sage leaves, washed and chopped small bunch of chives, washed and chopped 2-3 cloves [...]
Polenta and Kale Roulade with Tomato Sauce
Kale is one of the great vegetables that is available fresh over the winter. We are always on the lookout for new ways to prepare this great vegetable. This was a very interesting and tasty use for kale. We really enjoyed the meal. Yield: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup cornmeal 3 cups vegetable stock 1 bay [...]
Kale and Spinach Lasagna
This is our new favorite pasta meal. Kale goes well with an Italian tomato sauce, and the mixture for the filling is delicious. Serving Size: 3 Ingredients: for the lasagna: Green spinach lasagna sheets (enough sheets for 3 layers of lasagna). We used 9 sheets of individual sized spinach pasta to make 3 individual lasagnas. [...]
Review: Warm Quinoa Salad
We came across this delicious salad recipe posted in the LA Times. It’s a recipe from the Fig Restaurant in Santa Monica, and we found it to be really delicious. We only changed a couple of things. We used agave instead of honey, and as we did not have Swiss chard, we used kale instead. [...]
Review: Kale Apple Shitake Risotto
We were very happy to have found this tasty recipe at Wheat Free Meat Free. This makes a delicious mean meal, especially in the colder months. It was easy to make. I didn’t have apple cider, so I used apple juice instead. It tasted great anyhow. I hope you try the recipe and enjoy it [...]
Review: Bell Peppers stuffed with Kale
We found this tasty recipe that was first published in 2003 in the Eating Well Magazine on eatingwell.com. It’s another great way to enjoy kale. We used red and yellow bell peppers, did not use any cheese or cheese alternatives, however did chop up some sun-dried tomatoes to add to the mixture and a dash [...]
Gnocchi with Kale & Beans
This recipe with gnocchi, fresh kale and white beans makes a very hearty and filling winter meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oi 1 package gnocchi, (16 ounces) 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 6 cups chopped kale, large rid removed and leaves finely chopped 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes [...]
Review: Cosmic Cashew Kale and Chickpeas
Susan at Fat Free Vegan has created a really delicious meal featuring kale. Kale is one of our favorite vegetables and we are thankful how well it grows over the winter. It even tastes better after a good freeze. This is a very hearty and filling meal. We really enjoyed the flavors. I didn’t have [...]
Review: Sweet Potato & Kale with mustard crusty tofu
We enjoyed this meal last night. It was very tasty. The combination of sweet potato with kale was surprisingly delicious. I did not follow the instructions exactly. First the sweet potatoes were lightly steamed, so that it was not necessary to cook them so long in the frying pan, thus the kale would not be [...]
Fettuccine with raw Kale Pesto, Walnuts and Oyster Mushrooms
We made kale pesto before when we posted it with the Summer tomato crostata recipe. When we saw the fettuccine recipe in Vegetarian Times, we knew our pesto would be would be perfect for it, and we weren’t disappointed. It was really a great meal. We enjoyed it with a light fruit salad and ciabatta [...]
Vegan Sausages Over Colcannon
This is a hearty tasty meal, good for chilly nights. Kale is one of our favorite greens, especially over the cold months, as it continues to grow, and even tastes better after a frost. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 box of Vegan Sausages (7 or 8 sausages) 500 grams potatoes, peeled and boiled 500 gram [...]
Summer tomato crostata with kale pesto
This is a really tasty treat. It’s very easy to make and kale pesto was very nice. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3-4 large ripe tomatoes, sliced 1/2 cup kale pesto 1 pie crust for the pesto: 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts, chopped 2-3 cloves garlic 1/2 pound kale, without stems 1/2 cup olive oil [...]
Courtney’s Garlicy Kale with Tahini Sauce
This is a great way to enjoy kale. Just barely saute the kale so it retains its bright green color and its nice crunchiness. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 5-6 cloves garlic 2 Tbs. olive oil 1 bunch kale, rinsed well and chopped 1/4 tsp. salt for the tahini sauce: 1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste) 8 [...]
Kale and Potato Hash
There are a couple of meals that are very hearty hot meals for a cold rainy day. In Germany and Holland there are many of these days from mid-October to mid-May. These meals do not present themselves beautifully on the plate (they look like “hash”), but taste great and really add fuel to the fire [...]
Pasta with Kale, White Beans & Almonds
Kale, also known as Borecole (Dutch: Boerenkool), is a typical winter vegetable here in the Netherlands and Germany. Traditionally it is being used in a dish called stamppot. But there is much more you can do with kale and this is one of our favorite recipes. When we cooked the kale for this meal, it [...]
