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This is a crispy fun way to eat kale; delicious with sandwiches, a great picnic treat that satisfies the crunchy chip gene we all seem to have!  They are easy to make, easy to cook, easy to store, and excel when it comes to nutrition!  Be careful not to eat half the kale in one sitting as it chews up much easier than steamed kale or a raw kale salad.

 

Wash each stem of kale under running water and set aside to drain.

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Then strip the leaves from the stems by holding the stem in one hand while you wrap the fingers of your other hand around the stem at the base of the leaf and quickly slide it down the stem to the tip of the leaf; it will leave you with a naked stem and save you time. It actually works best without the gloves on as your hand will slide more easily.

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This is what they look like stripped. I leave the pieces large because they will shrink a lot when they cook.

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Pat the leaves dry with a tea towel.

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Using a very large mixing bowl, pour the cheese sauce over the leaves and mix thoroughly with your hands (this is a good place to use gloves).

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Spread the leaves on your parchment-covered cookie sheets. Three pans is usually what it takes if the head is nice and large. Don’t overlap, but put as close as possible as they shrink a lot.

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After baking, remove very carefully from parchment so they don’t break and crumble. (Any crumbles are good for topping salads.) Store in an air tight container.

 

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