Kale: it’s healthy, delicious, versatile, and punny on a sweatshirt. Rich in calcium, protein, and folate, kale is truly super.
We’ve rounded up 13 delicious ways to eat kale so you can satisfy the basic bitch in you. Go on, you know you want to #kale.
1. Kale Breakfast Smoothie
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Start your day off with some greens. Find out how to make this scrumptious breakfast here.
2. Parmesan and Tuscan Kale Salad
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Find out how to recreate this restaurant fav here.
3. Maple-Glazed Stuffed Squash
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All the yummies, together. Find out how here.
4. Vegan Sweet Potato, Kale, and Chickpea Bowl
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Count us in. Recipe found here.
5. Nacho Kale Chips
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Nacho average kale chips, bro. Recipe here.
6. Apple Chickpea Hash
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A bowl of nourishing goodness. Find out how here.
7. Protein-Packed Tempeh Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing
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Tempeh and kale and lemons, oh my! Recipe here.
8. Pan Fried Garlic Kale
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Can’t go wrong with garlic. Find out how to make this yummy side dish right here.
9. Simple Roasted Kalettes
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A kale and Brussels sprouts hybrid? Doesn’t get much trendier than that. Recipe here.
10. Rotini with Goat Cheese, Kale and Chicken Sausage
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Pasta and kale? Yes please. Recipe here.
11. Caldo Verde Portuguese Soup
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Soup with kale? Sounds stupendous. Recipe here.
12. Kale Meatballs
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Get your veggies in there. Find out how here.
13. Super Simple Vegetarian Couscous
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Fluffy carbs mixed with veggies. Yum. Recipe here.