§ February 17th, 2010 § Filed under Recipe § Tagged food § No Comments
Trying to figure out how to get kale into your diet. Kale is one of the BEST super foods you can eat and everyone should be eating kale for it’s nutritional and disease fighting properties. Try this recipe for a great and tastey option.
3 bunches kale, soaked/rinsed/chopped
3 t. minced garlic
2 t. ground ginger
2 T. toasted sesame oil
3 T. sesame seeds
4 T. roasted red pepper (buy in glass jar)
1/2 C. toasted slivered almonds
Heat oil on low temperature, add garlic and ginger and stir fry.
Add sesame seeds and peppers on medium heat, stir constantly
Add 1/2 C. water and keep stirring.
Add kale, stir together, steam for 2 minutes. Try to keep leaves bright green.
1 C. Old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 C. slivered almonds
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1 T. flaxseed, preferably golden
1 T. Sesame seeds
1 C. unsweetened whole-grain puffed cereal
1/3 c. currants
1/3 c. chopped dried appricots
1/3 c. chopped golden raisins
1/4 c. cream almond butter
1/4 c. turbinado sugar
1/4 c. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8 inch sq. pan with cooking spray. Spread oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, and sesame seeds on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the oats are lightly toasted and nuts are fragrant, shaking pan halfway through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Add cereal, currants, appricots, and raisins; toss to combine. Combine almond butter, sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan. Heat over med-low, stirring frequently, until the mixture bubbles lightly, 2 to 5 minutes. Immediately pour the almond butter mixture over te dry ingredients and mix with a spoon until no dry spots remain. Transfer to the prepared pan. Lightly coat your hands with cooking spray and press the mixture down firmly to make an even layer. (wait until mixture cools slightly if necessary). Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes; cut into 8 bars.
Per serving: 244 calories, 10 g fat, 1 g sat fat, 5 g mono fat, 5 g protein, 3 g fiber, 74 mg sodium, 313 mg potassium
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