Tuscan Bean Kale Soup
April 4, 2020
Samin Nosrat 2018, 5C ~ 4 servings
A. Sautée 15 minutes:
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery diced (1/3 C)
- 1 C carrots diced
- 1 Bay leaf
B. Hole in middle of pot, add & sautée 30 sec.
- 1 TB oil
- 1 garlic clove
C. Add tomatoes and cook until jammy (8 mins):
- 1 C canned crushed tomatoes
D. Add beans & liquid & half of parmesan, 2 splashes olive oil (~¼ C) & simmer
- 1 ½ C cooked cannellini beans (keep ½ C liquid)
- 2 C chicken stock
- ¼ ounce parmesan
E. Add Kale & cabbage simmer 20 min then Remove Bay leaf before serving.
- Thin slice 3 C kale
- 1 ½ C savoy or Napa cabbage
Egg Kale Casserole
December 27, 2018
4-6 svgs, Begin night before. 350º 35-40 min
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Lb breakfast sausage
- 4 C chopped Kale
- 4 C cubed/torn crusty bread (sourdough or ciabatta or TJ )
- 1 C shredded cheddar
- 2 C whole milk
- 6 Large eggs
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cracked pepper
garnish with sprig thyme
PREP
- cast iron skillet, med-hi cook sausage until brown.
- Stir in kale +2 min
- transfer to 12″ x 10″ baking dish
- add cubed bread and cheese, toss to combine.
- Whisk eggs and milk until combined, pour over baking dish.
- Cover and refrigerate over night.
- Bake 350º oven 35-40 min.
Tuscan Kale Salad
December 2, 2016
QED delicious, sweeter kale salad. Serves 4-6
- One bunch Tuscan Kale, remove from stem.
- One pomegranate – seeds
- ¼ C raisins or cranberries
- ¼ C sliced almonds
- 1 oz shaved romano/Asiago cheese
Dressing
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 T white wine or white balsamic vinegar
- 3 T oil
Kale pork chops
October 27, 2016
WSJ, Dan Kluger, 2016 svgs 4, oven 325°
4 – bone in pork chops
- Heat 2TB olive oil in cast iron skillet med-hi. When oil is shimmering, add pork chops, sear, golden brown 2 min per side.
- Put pan in oven, bake 10-15 min (until thermometer in pork chops – 150°). Remove, let rest covered 10 min.
2 bunches stemmed, chopped Kale
- Boil water in med size lidded pot.
- Add chopped kale to boiling water. Blanch 2 min (bright green)
- Drain and toss dry.
1 thinly sliced red onion, 2 cloves garlic, ¾ C chopped toasted walnuts & 1 chopped jalapeño
- In dry pot, med-hi, add 2 TB olive oil, garlic and onions. Sauté until onions cartelized ( 6min).
- Stir in walnuts & jalapeño, cook 3 min.
¾ C chopped basil, ¼ C chopped fresh mint, 1½ C pomegranate seeds
- Add cooked kale and herbs to onion mixture in pot. Cook 4 min until softened. S&P to taste
- Remove from heat, add half of pomegranate seeds.
Divide kale/herb mixture onto plates, top with pork chops, sprinkle remaining pomegranate seeds and drizzle some olive oil.
Kasha Kale Pancetta
December 23, 2015
2015 Sunset, serves 4, 30 min prep
Pair with dry riesling (Trisaetum 2013 dry riesling-Willamette Valley)
Ingredients:
- Chicken broth- 2 Cups
- 4 TBS olive oil
- 1 Cup Kasha (roasted buckwheat)
- 3 oz diced pancetta
- 1 bunch kale (Tuscan/dinosaur/Lacinato or curly) trimmed from stem, sliced ½ in thick crosswise
- ¼ tsp red chili flakes
- 1 TBS lemon zest plus wedges
- ¼ tsp pepper
- top with poached/sunnyside eggs
Directions
- Broth, salt & 1 TBS oil – bring to a boil. Add kasha, cover & simmer 10-15 min. Let stand 5 min, then fluff with fork.
- Sauté pancetta in 12 inch fry pan, med heat until golden and starting to crisp 5-6 min. Transfer from pan to plate.
- Add kale and chili flakes to fat in pan, cook, stir often until kale turns bright green, about 2 min. Add lemon zest, salt & pepper, add water if pan starts to dry out. Stir in kasha & pancetta , add 2-3 TBS olive oil to moisten.
- Serve warm/at room temperature. Top with egg (optional) and lemon wedges on side.
Kale salad red quinoa fennel & carrots
October 27, 2015
Sunset 2015 serves 4
- ²⁄³ C red quinoa, cooked to package directions (about 20 min)
- 2 small carrots thinly sliced on diagonal (mixed colors)
- ½ very thinly sliced fennel bulb
- ¹⁄³ C olive oil
- 3 TBs sherry vinegar
- ½ tsp each salt & pepper
- 8 Cups baby kale or mixed green, roughly tear large pieces
- ¹⁄³ C crumbled goat cheese
- ¼ C toasted sliced almonds
- pomegranate molasses or balsamic vinegar
- flake salt for finishing
Whisk oil, sherry vinegar, kosher salt & pepper in small bowl.
Then toss kale, carrots, fennel with ²⁄³ of dressing in large bowl.
Drain cooked quinoa,stir in remaining dressing & add to kale mixture.
Divide salad among 4 salad plates, scatter cheese, almonds and drizzle with pomegranate or balsamic, sprinkle with salt flakes.
Caldo Verde Portuguese soup
October 27, 2015
From Williams Sonoma 1998 , 6 servings.
- ½ LB chorizo, linguiça or kielbasa sausage (ore mix half chorizo/linguiça). Boil in water about 5 min, prick skins, save water (you can add to soup base). Remove sausage and slice on cutting board.
- ¾ LB Kale or collard greens (or dark green cabbage leaves from Portugal), removed from stems, stack and roll like a cigar, cut into thin strips.
- ¼ C olive oil
- 2 large yellow onions chopped.
- 3 or 4 dutch gold potatoes (1¼LB) peeled -optional- thinly sliced.
- 3 or 4 garlic cloves minced
- 6 to 7 C water or chicken broth
In large soup pot, warm olive oil, sauté onions until translucent about 10 mins.
Increase heat to med-hi, add potatoes and garlic until slightly softened. (5 mins)
Add water, reduce heat to low, cover & simmer about 20 minutes until potatoes are soft.
Scoop out 2 C potatoes and mash, return to pot.
Add sliced sausages, simmer until sausages cooked through (about 5 mins)
Add greens, simmer uncovered 3 to 5 mins. Greens should be bright, slightly crunchy.
Ladle soup into bowls, drizzle each with extra virgin olive oil.
Kale walnut cranberry
August 17, 2015
Simple kale:
remove Kale from stems, tear, heat in pan (with oil) until bright green
Add roasted walnuts
top with cranberries or pomegranate seeds
Purple kale salad
August 17, 2015
Purple or tuscan kale will do.
- 8 kale leaves (8oz) slice leaves off stem, stack & roll, slice thinly crosswise into narrow ribbons.
- 2½ TB olive oil plus extra, sea salt
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 1 TB apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 pinches red pepper flakes
- 2 oz feta
- handful golden tomatoes, halved
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 2 tb fresh mint sliced thin
Directions
- Mix 1 tsp oil and ¼ tsp salt and sliced Kale together.
- Mix dressing: mix crushed garlic, ¼ tsp salt until smooth, stir in 1 TB vinegar, 1 tsp mustard, 2½TB olive oil.
- Toss greens with dressing, crumble feta, add green onions, tomatoes, mint.
Kale and Goat Cheese
August 17, 2015
Ingredients
- 1LB or bunch of kale, leaves pulled from stems
- sea salt, smoked salt, pepper
- 2 TB olive oil
- small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- goat cheese
- apple cider vinegar
Directions
- cook kale in salted water 8 min, drain. coarsely chop leaves.
- Heat 2 TB olive oil in pan med hi, soften onions 7-10 min.
- Add garlic & kale, toss until heated. season with smoked salt & pepper.
- Plate kale on 2 plates, crumble goat cheese on top, drizzle with more oil. Serve with toasted wheat bread.
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