Kale & Bacon salad

Kale salads can be hit and miss. The key to a great kale salad is taking the time to prepare it and let it soak up the dressing. I harvested what I thought was a huge bunch of kale from my garden and turned it into a salad.... sadly after all that work it was only enough for 1 serving! This recipe is a little bit of this, little bit of that, no measurement recipe... but it was yummy!

Ingredients: Adjust to the amount of kale

Kale

Olive oil (enough to coat the kale)

fresh lemon juice

sprinkle of parmesan cheese

bacon cut into small pieces

salt & pepper to taste

minced garlic (I used 1 clove)

Directions:

1. Wash and dry your kale

2. Gather it into small pieces and roll it between your hands. 

3. Dice it into small pieces. 

4. Toss together with olive oil, lemon juice, parmesan cheese, bacon, garlic, and salt & pepper.

5. Let sit for at least 1 hour.

6. Enjoy

Sesame-Soy Kale Chips

I know I'm a few years behind on this Kale Chips trend, but I tried them once and was not impressed. However, this time, I used soy sauce to season them. I ate the whole thing in 1 day! All 3 bags that I made!

Kale has many benefits! It is low in calories, it is good for your heart, and has tons of vitamins!


Ingredients:
1 bunch "dinosaur" Lacinato kale, washed and dried
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds

 Chop up kale in large pieces. 

In a zip lock combine olive oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Add kale and shake up! Massage the kale to allow even more flavors in.

Bake on parchment paper at 300* for 30 minutes. DO NOT LET IT BURN!

Store in zip-lock baggies, or in my case, it it all!