I had a bunch of kale in my fridge that was about to be past its prime, so I decided this was the perfect excuse to try out a new dinner side and (bonus!) make myself a snack at the same time.
With a small baby man on the prowl, I do most of my cooking during the morning and afternoon hours right now – i.e., nap time. I aim to stock the fridge with prepared food so that when dinner time rolls around, all we need to do is heat and eat.
With the help of these guys, I got to work on making some very simple, very delicious sauce for kale.
(plus the salt shaker, who was absent for the photo shoot)
Curried Coconut Kale
1 bunch of kale, trimmed, rinsed and spun dry
1 Tbsp coconut oil (or olive oil)
1/2 a can (about 1 c) of coconut milk
1 1/2 Tbsp tomato paste
a dash of curry powder, garlic powder and salt – all to taste
(add some chili powder or crushed red pepper if you like it spicy!)
Melt coconut oil in a large, deep pot. Add coconut milk, tomato paste and spices. Stir until sauce is smooth and heated through, on medium heat. It doesn’t need to boil.
Load in your washed, trimmed kale and stir until all leaves are coated.
And cover.
(I was also roasting some butternut squash coated with cinnamon and chili powder at the same time, thanks for noticing the oven was on.)
Cook on low to medium heat, stirring occasionally until your kale is wilty and delightfully chewy – in about 15 minutes.
Enjoy some for a snack now if you like , but for the love of all that is holy and sacred, put the rest away NOW before you devour it and leave none for your husband.
If you accidentally eat it all, that’s OK I guess. I’m not going to yell at you for eating an entire bunch of kale. Just don’t blog about it and give yourself away.
Man I wish this was a little prettier. There’s only so much you can do to pretty up wet, green edible foliage though.
Good thing this was really simple to put together.
Good thing kale is really good for you.
Good thing we get to eat this some of this right now. I can’t wait for dinner.
Hello YUM! I am making this as soon as I can get my hands on kale.
And may I please request (in a non-creepy way) some more Kaz chin/cheeks combo photos? His are the BEST.
his cute mug will be back before long I’m sure!
Please don’t wish that was prettier. Really, don’t. To people like me, there is nothing prettier. I love kale—sometimes I think I need to get help for it–I think about kale and I get giddy. Why is it SO GOOD?!
I have to agree – looking at kale brings joy to my heart! And then to my mouth.
ooh looks good! I never finish the kale in the soup, and I’ll add this to the list of stuff to try. Also is it bad I buy those spices because I like the little glass jars? hehe.
I like the little glass jars too – for the Indian spices, I buy the big bags from the ethnic food aisle and refill them. I had just refilled the curry jar right before I took that photo!
haha! I was actually musing about that because my curry jar is perpetually almost-empty. I re-use them too, for stuff that they don’t carry (or at least my supermarket doesn’t) I will have to look for a big bag of curry!
That looks so delicious! Will have to try it soon!
Made this for dinner tonight, along with some lamb sage & rosemary meatballs sitting on top. Have enough left to have for breakfast tomorrow – yeah! I forgot to get tomato paste, so substituted 1/2C salsa, and it was pretty good. Probably would have been better with the paste, so next time!!
Salsa! That’s a substitute I could get next to – in a pinch I’d of tried it. Dinner sounds great!