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There wasn't much in the fridge tonight in the way of fresh veggies except a big bunch of kale. I do like greens from time to time, but I have to admit they're probably not my favorite thing in the world and I often buy them mainly because I know they're good for you. Then I get them home and I'm not sure what to do with them. I'm slowly getting over this though and the kale I made tonight was pretty good. I thinly sliced 3 cloves of garlic and sauteed them in a little olive oil, then I added the bunch of kale that I had rinsed and coarsley chopped along with about 1/4 tsp. salt. I tossed the kale around in the oil a little then added about 2 Tbs. water and covered the pot and reduced the heat a little. I let that simmer for about 10 minutes, then added about 1 tsp. mustard, 1 Tbs. orange champagne vinegar, and 2 tsp. maple syrup. There was still a little water left in the pot so I turned up the heat and cooked off the water while mixing everything around occasionally.We had that with some gnocchi and seitan cooked with garlic and olive oil. I sauteed a little chopped seitan in a healthy amount of olive oil, added some minced garlic, then the gnocchi, then a splash of white wine. Then I covered the pan and let that cook for a couple minutes until the gnocchi were done. That was just seasoned with salt & pepper. All in all a fairly quick and healthy meal. And pretty tasty too.
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Looks good. Ah, I love kale, thrown in vegetable soup or just sauteed with garlic. The Garlicky Kale with Tahini Dressing in VwaV is really really good. I recommend it.
Actually that VwaV recipe is what inspired me. I'll definitely have to try it with the tahini dressing.
I hear you on not being super crazy about greens. With the exception of spinach I don't much care for them, and even then the spinach has to be chopped into small bits.
I've always wanted to try gnocchi.
Love your blog! Amazing food and great pictures. Vegan blogs rock!
We started eating greens a few times a week for the nutritional value and weren't crazy about them either, but we've come to enjoy them. Usually we steam them in the pressure cooker and add a little salt and pepper, maybe some vinegar. We eat a lot of kale and collards, and Swiss chard when we have it in our garden. I've wanted to try turnip greens but I can't seem to find them right now.
Keep up the good work!
Mmm....that's the way I love my kale.
Great blog!
Thanks everyone!
vegancore - you definitely need to get ahold of some gnocchi - or even try making it yourself. We love it.
jim - vegan blogs do rock, especially yours!
Chris, is the gnocchi better cooked first or cooked sautee style with the oil & garlic and white wine? I've only boiled it and added sauce.
Hey Jess... just noticed your question. I'm just usually too lazy to boil the gnocchi first and if you add a little liquid to the pan and cover and simmer for a bit, it gets done just fine. I don't know if it tastes better one way or another, but I like it better because it's one less pot to clean.
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