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Purple Kale ~ beautiful and delicious!

posted by: Kia

When we think about eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables it’s fairly easy to get in your green, red, orange and yellow…but the blue/purple color group can be trickier to work into your diet every day! I am always on the lookout for purple produce. Purple happens to be my daughter’s favorite color so when we go grocery shopping she is always the first to spot anything purple! We were both excited when we came across some purple kale!! We’ve been enjoying our green kale that we turn into crispy chips…yum! It’s a healthy and easy snack to make!

If you’ve never made kale chips before here is our In The Rainbow Kitchen video that will show you how easy it is! Making Kale Chips

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
• Bunch of kale
• Olive oil
• Sea Salt
• Garlic Powder (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wash and dry the kale leaves.
Remove the leaves from their stem by holding the base of the stem and with your other hand slightly pinch and rub up the stem. Just like we do in our video
Rip the kale into smaller bite size pieces.
Place the kale on a baking sheet and pour on the olive oil.
Be sure to really massage the oil into all the leaves or have your kids paint it on!
Sprinkle with Sea Salt. We also like to add a pinch of garlic powder.
Spread the leaves around so that they aren’t touching – you want a single spaced out layer on your baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 – 15 mins. Every oven is different so for your first batch keep a close eye on them so they don’t start to burn!
After they’ve cooled down you can start enjoying your healthy, crispy, tasty Kale Chips!

Happy Healthy Eating
Kia