Regale Your Dining Table With Kale This Spring. With these 3 recipes. Hello friends, so how are you today? Today I am sharing 3 tasty Kale recipes with you to try out this Spring. With an earthy, fresh and vibrant flavour and brimming with health benefits, kale is a delicious addition to a host of spring dishes.
Its versatility and flavour profile means it complements a range of cuisines; from the Mediterranean to Moroccan. For colourful, easy and healthy dining options this spring, bag some kale and regale your dining table with the green this spring.
Regale Your Dining Table With Kale This Spring:
Lemon And Kale Chicken Tagine:
Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 20-25 minutes
Serves 4
You Will Need:
2 preserved lemons, roughly chopped (50g)
28g pack coriander
2 cloves garlic
150g Leeks, sliced (approx. 1 medium)
250g pack Kale
200ml chicken stock
500g chicken breast fillets, cut into large chunks
200g couscous
Fat-free natural yogurt and pomegranate seeds to serve
Method:
1. Firstly, preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6.
2. Place the lemons, coriander including the stalks, garlic, leek and 50g kale into a food processor with the stock and blitz to give a coarse paste.
3. Heat the paste in a frying pan with the chicken for 5 minutes and transfer to a casserole dish, cover with a lid and cook for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Meanwhile, blanch the remaining kale in boiling water for 3 minutes and then stir into the chicken tagine.
5. Place the couscous in a small bowl and pour over 200ml boiling water, cover with clingfilm and leave for 5 minutes, fluff up with a fork and serve with the tagine and a spoonful of fat-free natural yogurt.
Cooks Tip: Also try using chicken thigh fillets instead of breasts and add some green olives.
Kale And Walnut Pesto Pasta:
Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 15 minutes
Serves 4
You Will Need:
300g wholewheat penne pasta
500g pack Kale
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
150g walnuts
100g vegetarian Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
25g mixed nuts, chopped
Method:
1. Firstly, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water for 11 minutes, adding 300g of the kale for the last 3 minutes, drain, reserving 250ml cooking water and return to the pan with the tomatoes.
2. Meanwhile, place the walnuts, cheese, garlic, oil and the reserved cooking liquid in a food processor and blitz, adding the remaining kale in batches to give a paste, season.
3. Add to the pasta and heat through for a minute or two. Serve sprinkled with chopped nuts.
Cooks Tip: Also, try other nuts like cashews or pine nuts instead of walnuts.
Kale And Feta Tabbouleh:
Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 5 minutes
Serves 4
You Will Need:
200g bulgar wheat
250ml chicken stock
250g pack Kale
4 tomatoes, diced (400g)
25g pack parsley, chopped
200g pack feta, crumbled
75g pomegranate seeds
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Method:
1. Firstly, bring the bulgar wheat and stock to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, covered.
2. Remove from the heat and keep covered until cool slightly.
3. Meanwhile, cook the kale in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain well and roughly chop.
4. Mix the kale into the bulgar wheat along with the remaining ingredients and season to taste. Serve warm or chilled.
Cooks Tip: Also, try using couscous instead of bulgar wheat and remove the feta for a great fresh side salad.
Regale Your Dining Table With Kale This Spring:
Regale Your Dining Table With Kale This Spring. Recipes and images courtesy of Discover Kale. So what do you think about these recipe? Do you also fancy trying them? Because I do.
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