Kale Chips? Yes Really.

I found this recipe on one of my favorite gluten free food blogs "Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef".

Just like "The Gluten Free Girl" aka: Shauna, I had heard much ado about kale chips but had never wanted to try them. I wasn't ready to hop on the "kale chip bandwagon" so to speak. But I am glad I did.

This recipe is easy, tasty and very addictive. It is kid/family friendly (if you can get your kids and family to try them) and I'm guessing easy to store. I'm guessing because I have yet to make more than I can gobble down in one day!!

My only recommendation would be go easy on the salt as a little goes a long way. Also, I didn't have smoked paprika, but even without it, the results were very tasty!

Baked Kale Chips

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
3 large handfuls kale, torn into shreds
1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Preparing to bake. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Combine the salt, smoked paprika, and garlic in a small bowl.

Wash the kale. Rinse the kale leaves, then put them in a salad spinner and spin until the green becomes a blur. Round and round, spinning and spinning — let the kale dry. After it comes out, dry it even more with paper towels. Those leaves should be bone dry.

Oiling the kale. Put the kale leaves in a large bowl. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Massage the oil into the leaves. You might need more. You might have larger hands than I do. Use your judgment.

Bake the chips. Arrange the kale chips onto the sheet try and slide it into the oven. Bake until the leaves are crisp to the touch but still a dark green. (When they turn brown, they turn bitter.) Check at the 12-minute mark, to be sure.

Remove them from the oven. Sprinkle with the garlic, smoked paprika and salt.

Let them cool a bit. Eat.

Access the whole blog and recipe here: http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2010/02/baked-kale-chips.html

Next time I make these I am going to try them with some kind of dip and see how they hold up. Hummus maybe? YUM!

I hope you enjoy them as much I did!
Thanks
MM