kale flakes

I like labor-and time-saving ideas like this.

I grate carrots and dice apples and store them in the freezer (in a patty cake pan) ready for use later in the coming days.

I inadvertently make kale flakes by leaving it in the microwave for 7 minutes instead of 4.

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I think one of those "Food Scientists' might be able to answer the OP's question.

I have kale on my list of 8 most-eaten vegetables but it's not particularly easy to wash, cook and slice.

I made a beef stew and the taste of kale dominated over the beef.

I have never made Green Smoothies with kale.

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I prefer tasty brocoli or versatile carrots.

OP, I get it. You want to eat healthily, that's good! Me too. But kale is straight-up nasty, and you have to chew it for four days. Find another leafy green that you like enough not to have to go through all this to choke it down. Mustard greens, spinach, collard greens. I like sauteed watercress. It's one of the healthiest vegetables and much nicer than kale in terms of taste and texture. Forcing yourself to eat things you don't like won't last long-term. Experiment until you find something you like. Lots of greens out there!

Patty cake pan?

Seems like a lot of effort for very little benefit. Tell the bitch to get a life instead.

Patty cake pan.

Easy to scoop out .

The right quantity to quickly add to smoothies, soups etc etc.

Cup cakes in the US. 🧁

Don’t eat wild watercress. Stream parasites attach to it and then get in your digestive system. They don’t rinse off easy.

Isn't Kale something you pick up by accident at the supermarket?

It's as cheap as cabbage in the UK (30p/45c lb) and I still won't buy it.

Kale is a 'superfood'

R15 Oh right, you can make it taste OK if you mix it with leeks., butter and pepper.

We can get spring cabbage (greens) which are the same family Kale here even cheaper than normal cabbage.

Spring is pretty much all of the year round for us, we don't really have Summer.

I can't eat spinach raw or from a can (yuck). But I discovered that after freezing spinach leaves in a freezer bag, you can simply crumble it to the consistency of dried parsley, chives, etc.- and sprinkle it in whatever you're making (soup, pasta, omelet...).

[quote] after freezing spinach leaves

But do you cook the spinach before freezing?

What's with the freezing business? Strip the kale of the woody stems, toss with olive oil, salt to taste (you can also add sesame seeds) and---this is important---massage the leaves for a full minute or more to break them down. Place the leaves on a baking tray and roast at 250 degrees for 25 minutes until the leaves become very crisp . Et voila!--delicious, healthy kale chips!

Freezing, R19, is useful for those persons who Iive on their own and who want to prepare a dinner in 15 minutes with as much vegetable and fruit nutrients as possible.

Use dried seaweed instead, makes a wonderful soup.

[quote] What's with the freezing business? Strip the kale of the woody stems, toss with olive oil, salt to taste (you can also add sesame seeds) and---this is important---massage the leaves for a full minute or more to break them down. Place the leaves on a baking tray and roast at 250 degrees for 25 minutes until the leaves become very crisp . Et voila!--delicious, healthy kale chips!

Waste of stems, time and effort. Kale chips are not delicious and no they don’t taste like potato chips.

Throw the kale in a blender with some berries, yogurt and whatever else you like and make a delicious smoothie.

[quote] Throw the kale in a blender with some berries...

But do you cook the kale before blending?