3 tips for preparing raw kale: 1. Remove the stems when you plan on eating it raw (and some people remove the stems for cooking too-it’s personal preference). The stems are the bitter part of the plant. I used to always use the stems and wonder why my kale salads tasted ridiculously bitter. Now I just use the leaves and it always turns out wonderful. 2. Massage the dressing into the leaves and let it ‘marinate’ for at least 10-15 minutes. A kale salad tastes best when the dressing has had a chance to soak into the leaves. This also helps soften the leaves which is especially important if you are using the curly variety. You don’t want it scratching your throat! 3. If you really don’t like curly kale, try Dinosaur (Lacinato) kale as it is less bitter. These simple tricks will turn your kale salads from bitter and hard to swallow to mind-blowing delicious!
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 13:56:06 +0000
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