Baked Kale Chips....Yah I said it......!

Ok so what do you do when you join a CSA and recieve 8 different...ok maybe thats exagerating.....3 different types of Kale? You make chips, yes I said it chips as in CHIPS in a bowl finger food yum yum snack like. Not sold yet give it a try I was a skeptic as well, number one because I have a hard enough time eating greens nevermind getting my son to eat greens, and number two all greens do not cook the same way, so its a lot to think about. Ok so lets get to it take the recipe below, makes some Kale Chips and enjoy.

Ingredients

* 1 bunch kale
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* Aluminum Foil

Pre heat your oven to 350Wash and thoroughly pat dry you Kale. (I made the chips from Red Russian Kale, and Dinosaur Kale, I liked both but enjoyed the dinosaur kale more) Toss the Kale in a bowl and drizzle about 2-5 table spoons of olive oil on the kale, add based on the amount of kale you have. You want a light coating not Kale that is clearly drench in oil. Tear a piece of aluminum foil large enough to spread the Kale chip on so they are not so bunch up. They can be on top of each other a little bit but not too much so they all cook somewhat evenly. Place in the oven for 15-20min, check occasionally to make sure the kale is not burning or over cooking. The kale should be dry and crunchy like.
Put in a bowl and enjoy!
*please not everyone's oven works differently so it may take less time,a should probably not take much more than the 15-20 time period. If you feel like its taking longer try spreading the leaves a little more.
*Also some folks add a little sea salt, I find Kale to be slightly salty already so I dont add it but feel free, I have also seen folks add cayenne pepper and other seasonings, as well as tahini so experiment with some of your favorites seasonings and give those Kale chips a Kick

Bryant Terry -- Creating an Urban Organic Kitchen

Lets get it started.

Ok, so I live in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn NY, and NO the bodega(s) in my hood don't sell greens. The closest thing to greens in any of the bodegas around me are the wilted lettuce, if any that you can get on a hero, and green apple Blowpops. All this to say this blog is a learning project. While you may or may not live in bed stuy, folks in urban neighborhoods around the country struggle with many of the same issues I hope to speak to in this blog as well have people I have met and learned from contribute to. The bottom line is I like to eat food, some of it I want to grow in my apartment(yes I said my perfectly small Brooklyn apartment), and when I buy food I want to buy fruit and veggies that dont have mold, as well as various other food items whose expiration date are not questionable. I want to do all this without having to trek to other neighborhoods or boroughs(NYC). So this blog is a little bit commentary, a little more recipes, a sprinkle of Food Justice and Activism, topped with lots of photos, and 100 percent community. Enjoy, and please be careful this plate has a little spice to it.

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