Crispy Baked Kale chips

Crispy Kale Chips to taste

Kale has gained popularity among the leafy vegetables next to spinach. It's been used in soups and salads mostly. But now a days we see Kale chips in grocery stores. Even a small packet of chips turns out to be expensive. That's when I started trying this recipe. It seemed very simple, but I wasn't sure how the chips would turn out because of Kale's bitter taste. To my surprise it tasted good.

Kale chips is one snack/appetizer you can eat without any guilt  :). I thought only me and my husband would eat it but, whenever I make it my kids finish it off. The only ingredients required for the recipe are just Kale, olive oil and sea salt.

Preparation time: 5 min

A bunch of Kale

Cooking time: 10 min(in conventional oven)
                           5 min(in toaster oven)
Serving size: 4

Ingredients

• Kale - 1 bunch
• Olive oil - 5 tsp (add more if needed)
• Salt  to taste (prefer sea salt)

Preparation

Remove the leaves from stem and tear into small pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Wash the Kale and dry the leaves with paper-towel/cloth or shake off as much water droplet as possible. If the Kale has water then the chips may turn out soggy.
3. Tear the Kale leaves into small pieces.
4. Add  olive oil and spread the oil evenly on the leaves with your hand.
5. Spread the Kale leaves on a baking tray. You can use parchment paper on the baking tray if you want to.
6. Sprinkle some sea salt on the leaves.

Note: If you have toaster oven, it is better to use that compared to conventional oven as the cooking time is much faster. The chips will be ready in 5 minutes in toaster oven.

Cooking

Bake at 350F

Check in the middle to make sure Kale doesn't get burned

1. Place the baking tray in the oven and bake the Kale for 10 minutes at 350F.(If using toaster oven keep the temp at 300F and bake for 5 minutes).
2. Keep an eye on the oven to make sure Kale doesn't get burnt. Just 2 minutes more in oven can burn the Kale. That is something I learned from trial and error.
3. Remove from oven and serve crispy and hot Kale chips. 
4. Sprinkle pepper powder or chilli powder to spice it up and enjoy.

Nutritional facts

Kale chips fresh out of oven

Kale is very rich in vitamin K that promotes bone health. The rich vitamin A in kale helps better vision. Kale not only boost our immune system with vitamin C but also helps detoxify our body. The rich iron in kale helps transport oxygen throughout the body. In whole KALE is called "nutritional powerhouse".


Since its suggested to include leafy green vegetables in our diet at least 3 times a week, try including Kale in your diet in addition to our very own Spinach. Try this simple recipe for an appetizer and let me know how you like the taste.....

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