Collard Greens

[KellyL]

I have some organic collard greens that I just bought. My blender is not good enough to make a decent green smoothie out of them. I have tried marinating them in the past with olive oil, soy sauce, and sweetner. They still end up a little too tough for me. Can I dehydrate them in any way that will taste good? I like the flavor of collards, I just don't like to chew them forever.

[lavendarJ]

could try marinating them in olive oil, a little apple cider vinegar, and your choice of spices perhaps..they would soften if allowed to marinate and could eat them that way or in a wrap or something

[RAWCA]

Oh my god..i was going to ak the same question:)

Anybody know a good blended soup with them?

Thanks!

[KellyL]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried marinating them in the past but am not a big fan of them that way. If I dehydrate them, will they make crunchy chips?

I am starting again at day 1 of my raw attempt and I want to find stuff that I really like...not just stuff that I can tolerate. I can tolerate marinated collards but they don't really do it for me. I usually drink green smoothies in the morning, which I tolerate but don't really like very much. I love green juice but my juicer is centrifugal and I waste too many greens trying to get juice out of them. I wish I could just juice the collards.

[fuzzywater]

YES, they will make crunchy chips! I recommend using nama shoyu or braggs or something.... skip the oil. And cut out that center vein, of course. But I've done it and they are definitely tasty!

[KellyL]

Great! I am going to marinate them for a little bit and then throw them in the dehydrator.

[Zuri]

Hi, I'm curious to know how your chips turned out Kelly, because when I made the collard chips in the dehydrator they turned out too tough ...could barely chew them.

[KellyL]

The chips turned out really well, not tough at all. I had to dehydrate them for quite a while though. they are crumbly like a dry leaf that has fallen off a tree. Maybe you didn't dehydrate them long enough. I ended up dehydrating them for 24 hours at 115 because I fell asleep without taking them out. I didn't really marinate them much at all. I don't know if that makes a difference. I just mixed up some maple syrup and soy sauce and lightly coated them before I put them in the dehydrator.

I think I am going to try the Monster Kale chip recipe next.

[Zuri]

You'll love the kale chips. Those are divine. Yeah I don't think I dehydrated the collard chips long enough either. I actually thought I was overdehydrating them.

[tvillemom]

I made dehydrated collards...sprinkled with Bragg's. My DD thought they were dead leaves off the tree! They were crunchy, yummy, and I deh. them for about 24 hours.....STICK THEM BACK IN...THEY'RE NOT DONE YET:D
Take care.
Wendi

[SchoolOfRAWk]

I slice that thick vein down and use them for garden wraps and burritos. They work the BEST!