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This Week’s Bag Featuring Kale! – December 11th, 2017

December 11, 2017 by Diane O'Neal

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Kale is a vegetable with green or purple leaves, in which the central leaves do not form a head.  Kale can be curly, flat, or even have a bluish tint mixed in with the green. It’s a very strong flavored, fibrous green, making it dense with nutrients and incredibly “pack-a-punch” healthy. In fact, it’s one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet! It contains well over the daily recommended amount of essential vitamins A, C and K, as well as significant portions of B6 and small amounts of B1, B2, and B3. On top of that, it’s also rich in minerals like calcium, copper, potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, and phosphorus.

Preparation

Always wash fresh produce. You’ll want to remove the stems which are considered too bitter by most to eat. You can steam kale, crisp it in the oven to make kale chips (roast with olive oil, salt, pepper and chosen spices), or sauté it over the stove. For salad-readiness, you can massage the leaves with salt until they become darker green and fragrant, which breaks down their fibrous texture and make the leaves more tender.

Farmers that grow Kale

Ho Farms

Kahumana Organic Farms

Pacific Gateway Center

What else is in the bag?

Punalu’u Ahupua’a Farms members check here for this week’s bag items.


Beefsteak Tomatoes
Green Grower’s

Cremini Mushrooms
Small Kine Farm

Japanese Cucumbers
Ho Farms

Kale
Ho Farms

Lettuce
Kunia Country Farms

Orange
OK Farms

Try out these recipes!

Chickpea, Cucumber and Kale Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing
Jalapeno and Mushroom Mac and Cheese
Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Saute
Sweet and Sour Thai Carrot and Cucumber Noodle Salad

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