Jazzed Up Mashed Potatoes With Kale

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 sweet onion large, * chopped
• 1 leek cleaned and thinly sliced
• 1 bunch kale leaves washed, pulled off of stem and chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 7 potatoes medium-sized, *, 2.5 lbs, scrubbed and cut into small cubes
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 cup walnut pieces
• 1 apple crispy, * with peel on, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup cheese gouda, edam, cheddar or monterey pepper, to taste
• ground nutmeg freshly, to taste
• sausage or vegetarian sausage, optional

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet, add chopped onions and leeks, turn down heat, cover and allow to caramelize. Add chopped kale and garlic, cook another 5 minutes until bright green.
2. Cook potatoes in large pot with just enough lightly salted water to cover until soft (roughly 20 minutes). Pour off excess water.
3. Back on low heat, add remaining 1 tablespoon butter, milk and salt, and mash until smooth.
4. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
5. Fold in kale-onion mixture, walnuts, apple pieces and cheese cubes. Watch the cheese cubes begin to melt as you serve onto plates.

butter, sweet onion, kale leaves washed, garlic, potatoes, milk, salt, mustard, walnut pieces, apple, cheese gouda, ground nutmeg, sausage

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Jazzed-Up-Mashed-Potatoes-With-Kale-1661916 (may not work)