Snacks (Raw Kale Chips)

KALE CHIPS

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These chips are so fabulous you will never want regular chips again. Dried kale is surprisingly filling-- these nutritious and rich chips are a meal unto themselves. If you fear your friends would be put off by the dark green color, introduce them at a Halloween party and call them Bat Wings. Each of the following recipes uses about 1 head of green curly kale. Ruffles have ridges, therefore curly kale holds the flavor best. Wash the leaves well; do not use a leaf if it has those little bugs that like to stick to the backs of the leaves. Don't use the woody stems. Tear large bite-sized pieces of the leaves into a large bowl and pour a sauce (recipes below) over the kale, massaging with your fingers until the kale is thoroughly saturated. Spread saturated kale pieces onto dehydrator trays with Teflon sheets and dehydrate at 105° for 12- 15 hours. The leaves shrink and should emerge crispy. No dip needed for these chips, but a side of cherry tomatoes or sliced cucumbers helps wet the whistle.



Cheezy Kale Chips

This rich and flavorful chip is sure to please. Saturate kale in Pine Nut Cheeze Sauce: • ½ cup pine nuts • 1 large red or orange bell pepper, cut into pieces • juice of half a lemon • 1–2 Tablespoons of nutritional yeast • Grind pine nuts in food processor until crumbling into paste. Add bell pepper chunks, lemon juice and yeast, and grind until creamy. A little extra water may be necessary if the nuts don't blend in. Follow directions (above).



Hummus Kale Chips

Light and lemony. • ½ cup sprouted pumpkin seeds • optional: ¼ cup sprouted sesame seeds • 1 clove garlic • 2 stalks green onion • 2 stalks Celery • juice of one lemon • ½- 1 teaspoon cumin • ½- 1 teaspoon cayenne. •Grind seeds well in coffee grinder. Chop all other ingredients and blend together in food processor. Follow directions (above).



Sesame Kale Chips

Call these Dragon Wings for their fire-breathing Asian flavor! • 1 cup sprouted sesame seeds • 2 medium plums (pitted, about ¾ cup chopped) • 1 stalk Celery • 1 clove garlic • juice of ½ lemon • ½ cup chopped onion • 1 inch fresh ginger root, minced • Cayenne to taste. Grind sesame seeds in coffee grinder. Blend all other ingredients in food processor, finally adding ground sesame. Follow directions (above).



Fat Free Kale Chips

You will thoroughly enjoy this amazingly delicious fat free version! In the Vita-Mix, blend the following ingredients well without water (use the tamper): • 1 medium small zucchini • 1 large red, orange or yellow bell pepper • ¼ cup chopped onion • 2 stalks Celery • juice of ½ lemon • dash of cayenne pepper or to taste. Follow directions (above).



Those Infernal Italians

This tomato and pesto flavored chip is made with Purple Curly Kale. •1 Large Tomato • 1 medium small yellow zucchini • approx. 1 cup chopped red bell pepper • 1/4 cup pine nuts • 1 large bunch fresh basil • 1 clove garlic •1/4 cup chopped onion or leek



Nuts Over Nuts! by Vanessa Nowitzky (student of Victoria Boutenko).



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