Thursday, May 20, 2010

Kale and Leek Chips

Yummy yummy and sooo good for you. I'll warn you that this is a love 'em or leave 'em recipe. We love them. My sister-in-law would rather eat dirt.

YIELD: 1 cereal bowl of munchie goodness


INGREDIENTS:

1/2 a bunch of Kale
1 leek
2 tbsp Olive Oil
pinch Sea Salt (regular will do)
2 tbsp Sesame Seeds / or Flax seeds
dash of Nutritional Yeast (optional)


DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325ยบ

Remove stem and spine from Kale. Spin in Salad Spinner till quite dry (or dry with paper towel. Tear into bite sized pieces.

Cut white of Leek and save it for something else. Wash Leek greens and slice leaves in half and then into chip size pieces.

Toss everything together. I used to use a plastic bag or bowl for this, but now I just do it right on the baking sheet. I just mix it up with my hands. Less washing up.

Bake for 10 minutes. Be careful,there is a fine line between done and burnt. Set your timer and listen to it. If they seem a bit soggy still then turn off the oven and return them for a minute or two. They should just kind of crunch and disappear in your mouth and should be ever so slightly brown.


** I have also made this successfully with Collard Greens and Swiss Chard. They are a thicker leaf so need a little longer to bake but otherwise exactly the same and tasty.