Cheesy Curly Kale Chips

[RawKnitster]

Can't get enough kale chips. All different kinds. Haven't tried one yet that I don't like. The dinosaur kale has more of a "chip" quality. The curly kale holds more of a coating and all those curls makes an extra crispy, textured crunch.

The last batch I made was using curly kale. They turned out rich and flavorful. Here's the recipe:

CHEESY CURLY KALE CHIPS

1 large bunch green curly kale***, washed, large stems removed, torn into bite size pieces

COATING:
1 cup cashews, (soaked 2 hours)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
juice of 1 lemon
1 T. nutritional yeast
2 t. agave (opt.)
1/2 t. himalayan pink crystal salt

Put coating ingredients in Vitamix. Blend until smooth. Using your hands,(same as with Awesome Goddess Chips which are indeed AWESOME), spread coating on kale pieces getting it inside of curls. Put on teflex sheets and dehydrate at 105 overnight or until coating is dry. Slide onto mesh screens and dehydrate 12 hours, or until very crispy.

That seems like a long time to dry kale chips. The kale was very curly, and the coating very thick. The smell drove my husband crazy, he LOVED it!

***The kale should be firm and curls spikey. If kale is limp, wash it, cut an inch off the end of the stems and stand in a bowl of water for an hour.

[spicyfull]

RAWks.........Thanks for Sharing.

[SandyGrl777]

I saw an incredible recipe for Kale Chips on the recipe board here - did I read somewhere Kale is not good for hypothyroid? I am just curious just so I know not to ruin something more when trying to heal issues - or maybe they are good for it LOL

I want to make them so just wanted to see :)

Thanks :)

Sandy

[marysmit]

Thanks for the Cheesy Kurly Kale Chips recipe. I had one bunch of Kale in the frig and didn't know what to do with it. Well it's in the deydrator now. Can't wait. I must of had a sm. bunch of Kale cause I had left over sauce. With the leftover sauce I added brocoli and am eating a great cup of soup. Thanks again, Mary

[marysmit]

They are awesome loved them! Thanks for the recipe.

[Moretta]

Going to try them, as I have not yet tried Kale chips and it seems everyone raves about them.

Thanks for sharing.

[LisaCorine]

Do you have to use the yeast?

[RawKnitster]

Sandygrl777, It might be "Chrissy's Goddess Chips" that you saw. The thread is titled "My Awesome Goddess Chips". Here is a link:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=25739 It's the recipe that got me started on kale chips. They are soooo good!

Can't forget about VeganForLife's chip thread. http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthrea...ght=kale+chips Simple and Delicious. I can eat a lot more at a time.

LisaCorine, Nutritional yeast is used in some recipes that boast a cheesy flavor. For me, it was an aquired taste. I'm sure it would still taste good without the yeast.

I'm convinced almost any salad dressing would make tasty kale chips. :)

[LisaCorine]

Thank you very much!!! I truly appreciate the response! :)

[SandyGrl777]

Thanks so much for the links :)

[cbritton]

So these are super tasty - I actually just made a huge batch in my dehydrator last night and they are fantastic.
I will definitely be making these again.

[RawKnitster]

Glad you like them! :)

[marysmit]

I love thus recipe and so do all my non rawfood people.

Can't get enough kale chips. All different kinds. Haven't tried one yet that I don't like. The dinosaur kale has more of a "chip" quality. The curly kale holds more of a coating and all those curls makes an extra crispy, textured crunch.

The last batch I made was using curly kale. They turned out rich and flavorful. Here's the recipe:

CHEESY CURLY KALE CHIPS

1 large bunch green curly kale***, washed, large stems removed, torn into bite size pieces

COATING:
1 cup cashews, (soaked 2 hours)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
juice of 1 lemon
1 T. nutritional yeast
2 t. agave (opt.)
1/2 t. himalayan pink crystal salt

Put coating ingredients in Vitamix. Blend until smooth. Using your hands,(same as with Awesome Goddess Chips which are indeed AWESOME), spread coating on kale pieces getting it inside of curls. Put on teflex sheets and dehydrate at 105 overnight or until coating is dry. Slide onto mesh screens and dehydrate 12 hours, or until very crispy.

That seems like a long time to dry kale chips. The kale was very curly, and the coating very thick. The smell drove my husband crazy, he LOVED it!

***The kale should be firm and curls spikey. If kale is limp, wash it, cut an inch off the end of the stems and stand in a bowl of water for an hour.

[RawKnitster]

Made another batch, slighty different. Used curly purple kale, no agave, about half the cashews and salt, and added a few sunflower seeds.

[schmoopee]

These are so fantastic!! They're identical to Blessings that I buy for $7 a bag! Now I can make them myself. I hope you don't mind I'm going to post the recipe over at goneraw.com. I'll put a link back here too. Your recipe is too good to not share with them!