Kale is one of my favorite vegetables. It is densely nutritious and surprisingly versatile. While I normally sauté kale, you can also bake it in the oven with a few simple ingredients to make a delicious snack food. These Kale Chips are considerably more nutritious than regular chips and still taste fantastic. Kale is also fairly inexpensive, and this recipe is quite easy.
While I don’t agree with every aspect of his philosophy, I am still a big fan of Mark Sisson’s blog, Mark’s Daily Apple. Mark held a contest in which readers were asked to make a video of a recipe that fits into the “Primal Blueprint” (his diet/exercise/lifestyle philosophy). I entered the contest with my recipe of Kale Chips and thought I would share the video with my readers.
Kale Chips
- 1 bunch kale
- 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- chili powder
1. Rinse and dry kale thoroughly. Tear into chip-sized pieces and place in bowl, discarding stems.
2. Pour olive oil, sea salt, and chili powder (to taste) over the kale and massage with hands until fully coated.
3. Bake in a 275F degree* oven. After 10 minutes, shift kale slightly, and bake until crisp (about another five minutes).
*In the video, I say to use a 200F degree oven. However, I found out after filming this that my old (and squeaky!) oven was very inaccurate. An oven thermometer informed me that my oven was actually heating much higher than I was setting it. 275 degrees should work.
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Thanks for reading (and watching),
Emily
Hi Emily, this is such a lovely, healthy snack option. I love kale and all sorts of bitter green veggies. I will give this a try soon!
- Elaine @ kitchenexperiments.net
275 degrees WHAT? Remember, both Fahrenheit and Celsius is used… And there is a BIG difference in those too. Tempting idea, and good video!
Thanks, Veronica. My measurements are always in Fahrenheit. I’ll clarify that.
Hi Emily,
Thanks for this. I made Kale Chips tonight.From the garden to the mouth is way better than some crap from a bag. Awesome!
I always look forward to your posts because, earlier this year I was hospitalized with pancreatitis. (No, I don’t drink, and no, they don’t know why I got it). As such, I’ve had to make radical dietary changes.
Finding healthy alternatives quite literally saved my life.
Please keep on posting – I always try what you’ve suggested and am always better off for it.
Thank you.
Karryn
That looks really interesting! Think I’ll try it out. Good job
Hey Emily, I just found your blog. I love eating healthy foods and I enjoyed your video and especially like the massaging of the kale with oil.
have you tried this recipe out with any other type of green?
Sarah (Organic Life)
Hey Emily- great site! Just stumbled upon it this morning. I love what you have to say and your salad dressings look amazing! I’ll have to try them out. By chance did you attend IIN? You definitely share similar perspectives
Alexi (thewholenut.com)
I love kale chips! They are so easy, tasty and nutritious! Could there possibly be anything more?
I just tried this…I wasn’t really vigilant about making sure the “chips” didn’t overlap in the baking pan and some of them came out limp. Otherwise, I was really impressed!
I used lemon pepper instead of chili powder. Yum.