Quick & Easy
How to cook kale
Learn how to cook kale in three quick, easy ways. Try these delicious recipes for kale crisps, kale stir-fry and steamed kale.
Ingredients:
- 100g/3�oz kale, torn or cut into small pieces, large stems removed
- 1� tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- crushed sea salt
Directions:
- To make the kale crisps, preheat the oven to 140C/120C Fan/Gas 1 and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Put the kale pieces in a large bowl and add the olive oil and smoked paprika. Mix with your hands, until both sides of the kale are coated in oil and paprika.
- Spread the kale over the lined baking sheets, spaced apart so the leaves don�t overlap. Season with salt and pepper and bake for 10 minutes. Keep an eye on them as they can burn easily. Remove from the oven and leave to cool before serving.
- To make the kale stir-fry, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Add the garlic and chilli and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the kale to the pan with 2 tablespoons of water and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3�4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the kale has wilted slightly, is bright green and has some bite to it.
- To make the steamed kale, fill a large saucepan a quarter of the way up with water and bring to the boil. Put the kale in a steamer, colander or sieve and place over the boiling water. Cover and simmer for 4 minutes.
- Mix the lemon juice and olive oil together. Transfer the steamed kale to a serving bowl. Add the lemon juice mixture and toss together. Season with crushed sea salt.