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kale chips…. yum!

March 2nd, 2010

The kale at our local health food store looked so yummy and was on sale this week so I picked up a ton! The kids begged for kale salad so I made a nice batch of that and thought I would make them a treat with the rest. These kale chips didn’t even make it off the dehydrator tray!

I would double this recipe or triple it otherwise they may get eaten before you blink! Or before you get some!

kale chips

  • 2 bunches kale
  • 2 TBS olive oil
  • 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/8 – 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  1. Wash kale and tear into bite sized pieces.
  2. Add all other ingredients and massage gently with your hands until all the kale is nicely coated with your mixture.
  3. Spread on teflex dehydrator trays. It will take up 3 or 4 trays. Dehydrate 105 degrees for 2-4 hours until crispy. All done!

This recipe is so fun to play around with and does well with all sorts of flavors. Try adding some tahini or cayenne pepper to spice things up. You can also make a more savory chip by adding your favorite herbs. Sprinkle some herbamare for a nice zing.

Beware!! Do not add too much oil or your chips will be soggy. A little goes a long way when it comes to the salt in this recipe.

Make a batch of these yummy kale chips and enjoy as we kick off our week of dehydration exploration!

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6 Responses to “kale chips…. yum!”

  1. Maria says:
    3.2.10 at 3:27 pm

    for those of us lacking the funds and kitchen space for a dehydrator, what temp/how long in the oven? or is it the same?

  2. Sioux says:
    3.2.10 at 4:36 pm

    Well, if you’re going for the raw benefits, the lowest setting, and keep the door propped slightly open. If not, and you just want cookies you’d have to experiment. Maybe bake them at 250 for 20 minutes and see where you are in terms of the chewiness or crispness. Or do 350 for 10 minutes and test from there. I haven’t done them that way so I’m not sure. It would probably depend too on if you had to add water to get the oatmeal to the consistency you like. I didn’t, but I have in the past. More so with the oat groats than the steel cut. HTH

  3. Maria says:
    3.2.10 at 8:19 pm

    huh? i meant the kale chips…

  4. Penny S. says:
    3.2.10 at 8:59 pm

    I just saw a promotional table at our local health food store w small containers of kale chips selling for nearly $8. The samples were very yummy. I am delighted to have this recipe.

  5. Sioux says:
    3.2.10 at 10:40 pm

    sorry — two new posts in one day, I got confused! Hm, I know I’ve seen Michael Pollan on Martha Stewart making kale chips in the oven. See if you can find the video, otherwise, I remember him saying something about cooking them for 8 minutes. Maybe at 300?

  6. kale tahini salad « crunchy bits says:
    3.29.10 at 12:29 am

    [...] or in-season cherry tomatoes for a splash of color. Alternatively, it works well when dehydrated as kale chips. This dressing clings to the kale and adds a cheesy note to the dried chips. The recipe below makes [...]