KALE CHIPS
I am starting to get excited about winter planting again as it includes two of my favourite vegetable....broccoli and Kale.
I randomly ended up buying some kale chips in a health food store last year, i was sick of the good old potato chips and thought i would give them a go so when i got my food dehydrator i started experimenting with making my own kale chips, i came across 2 favourite recipes and became addicted to them, i do not think that i ate a potato chip at all last winter!!
Kale Chip recipes
'sour cream' flavour
Ingredients:
1 large bunch of kale
1 cup of cashew nuts
1 cup of water
3 spring onions
1 teaspoon of salt
Method:
Put cashews and water into a bowl and soak while you prepare the kale.
To prepare the kale wash and dry then remove the veins of the kale leaf and chop into bite size pieces. ( If the kale is really small u can leave them whole and just remove the stem, however it is important to remove the veins in anything large as they will get really hard as you dry them.)
Blend cashews, water, spring onions and salt together (you can add more or less salt to taste, try the mixture and add to taste)
Put the kale into the cashew mixture and mix around carefully with your fingers until each piece is well coated .
Then simply lay the coated kale onto the dehydrator sheets, try not to overlap them too much as you will find that they stick together, this part of the method can be a bit tedious but it is well worth it as kale chips are fantastic!
Then dehydrate until crispy....i use the living foods setting on my dehydrator as i want to keep the goodness in them (41 dg C)
Store in an airtight container and enjoy!!
Curried kale chip flavour
Ingredients:
1 cup of cashews
1 cup of water
2 - 3 teaspoons of curry powder (use more or less depending on your own taste)
1 teaspoon of salt
Method:
same as above..........remember to test mixture after blended and add more or less salt and more or less curry powder depending on your own taste. Enjoy!!!
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| 'sour cream' kale chips ready to go |
