Kale with Carrots
- 4 cups stemmed and chopped curly kale, in bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion, cut into half moons
- Sea salt
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced small
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Cover the kale with cold water and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large, deep saute pan over medium-high heat, then add the onion and a pinch of salt and saute for 3 minutes.
- Decrease the heat to low and cook slowly until the onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots, garlic, ginger, and a pinch of salt and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, until the carrots are tender.
- Drain the kale and add it to the pan along with a scant 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Saute until the greens turn bright green and wilt, about 3 minutes.
- Test the greens, you may need to add 1 tablespoon of water and continue cooking, covered, until they become just a little more tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Drizzle on the lemon juice and stir gently.
- Serve immediately.
- The longer the lemon just sits on the greens, the more the greens will lose their beautiful color.
- Wait to add the lemon juice until just before serving.
- No curly kale at the market?
- No worries!
- Any kale will do, or substitute spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens, mustard greens, or any other leafy green.
- Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- (per serving)
- Calories: 120
- Total Fat: 7.6g (1.1g saturated, 5g monounsaturated)
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Protein: 3g
- Fiber: 3g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Oncology nurse Theresa Koetters says shes noticed that while some people in her treatment center claim not to like vegetables, asking a few direct questions often makes them realize that this just isnt true.
- Koetters recalls a man who just wrinkled up his nose at the idea of eating veggies: So I said what about peas and corn and beans and broccoli and kale and beets and squash, and .
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- I went down a whole list and he said, Oh yeah, I like that, and that, and that.
- I said, Okay, now youve got five vegetables that you can start adding a couple of times a day, or every other dayanything is going to be more than what youre doing now.
- We talked about baby steps and incremental improvements.
- One small pea pod for a man, one giant leap into the produce aisle.
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curly kale, extravirgin olive oil, red onion, salt, carrots, garlic, fresh ginger, freshly squeezed lemon juice
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kale-with-carrots-379217 (may not work)