Kale Chips

I mentioned that I didn't know what to do with kale when it came in my harvest basket. I looked up recipes and found one that had pretty good reviews so I tried it. I found the recipe at allrecipes.com.

Ingredients
1 bunch kale
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
1 pinch sea salt, to taste

Directions
1. Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Cut away inner ribs from each kale leaf and discard; tear the leaves into pieces of uniform size. (I made my pieces about the size of a small potato chip.) Wash torn kale pieces and spin dry in a salad spinner or dry with paper towels until they're very dry.
3. Put the kale pieces into a large resealable bag (or use a bowl if you don't mind getting your hands oily). Add about half the olive oil; seal and squeeze the bag so the oil gets distributed evenly on the kale pieces. Add the remaining oil and squeeze the bag more, until all kale pieces are evenly coated with oil and slightly 'massaged.' Sprinkle the vinegar over the kale leaves, reseal the bag, and shake to spread the vinegar evenly over the leaves. Spread the leaves evenly onto a baking sheet.
4. Roast in the preheated oven until mostly crisp, about 35 minutes. Season with salt and serve immediately.

The first time I made the chips, I had the oven at 250 degrees and baked them for 30 minutes. They came out perfectly crisp and I thought they were so tasty. I didn't think I would like them, and I thought I would have one or two and that would be it. I ended up eating a ton of them and loved them!
The second time I made the chips, I followed the directions and baked them at 300 degrees. They burned. Eric still liked them, though.

I will make them again, for sure. Kale is SO healthy for you. According to Web MD, kale is one of the healthiest vegetables on the planet. Check out the article here the talks about all that you get from eating kale.