Kale Chips
Ingredients:
1 Bunch of Kale
2-3 Tbsp fat - I love using bacon grease but coconut oil, avocado oil and EVOO work too.
2 Tbsp-1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
1 tsp salt
optional 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
How to:
Prepwork:
Wash and dry kale bunch
Preheat oven to 300’ Fahrenheit.
Actionwork:
1- Tear leaves off from the kale stem in bite sized pieces
2- Drizzle kale with fat. Spend a minute or so massaging the oil into the leaves.
3- Add the seasoning, mixing well to ensure even coverage.
4- Spread leaves out onto a baking sheet, making sure there is no overlapping.
5- Bake at 300’ for 12 minutes.
6- Flip “chips” over and back again for another 12 minutes
7- Remove and Enjoy
Fun Facts about the ingredients.
Ever hear of Nutritional Yeast? Its used a lot in vegetarian cooking to achieve a “cheesey” flavor. It is super nutrient dense too, providing a source of vitamins and minerals and a little protein too.
It is a fungus that is grown on a variety of sources, including blackstrap molasses, whey, and sugar beets.
Nutrition Facts for a 1/4 cup Serving
60 calories
8 grams (g) of protein (complete with all the 9 essential amino acids)!!
3 g of fiber
11.85 milligrams (mg) of thiamine, or vitamin B-1
9.70 mg of riboflavin, or vitamin B-2
5.90 mg of vitamin B-6
17.60 micrograms (mcg) of vitamin B-12 / note: some brands also fortify with more b12 so check your label.
It also contains vitamin B-3, potassium, calcium, and iron * especially in fortified versions.
Kale!!! What’s not to love about this super food. I say super because it really is the most nutrient dense food substances out there in terms of vitamins and minerals.