This roasted kale recipe is so easy to make that you may have a hard time believing that it is good for you. What may reinforce that thought is when your kids ask you to make it again. And again. Talk about a win-win, this recipe most definitely qualifies.
Roasted Kale Recipe
If you read Platter Talk regularly, you probably have tuned into the fact that we are not exactly health food fanatics. You likely also know that we are not necessarily opposed to promoting healthy eating and in fact, every once in a while we sneak in a good-for-you recipe or food idea. To be fair, we have made quite a few healthy recipes here in the past and some have even featured kale. And so it was, a few weeks ago when we made this delicious Winter Garden Vegetable Soup.
Winter Garden Vegetable Soup, Garnished with Roasted Kale
The soup recipe uses just a handful of different vegetables, including kale. I had so much of the dark, green and leafy power food leftover that I decided to try something new to me. Enter, this Roasted Kale Recipe and be still my beating heart.
For This Roasted Kale Recipe
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Chopped baby kale
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Fresh garlic slices
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Kosher salt
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Extra-virgin olive oil
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Aged balsamic vinegar
Using the leftover chopped baby kale, I tossed it in some olive oil, added some fresh garlic slices and kosher salt and then roasted it in a hot oven. All slathered in a aged balsamic vinegar. The results were stunningly delicious. Crispy, sweet and green, it was almost inconceivable that this Roasted Kale Recipe is also good for you. As a plus, for the Winter Garden Soup that we put together, it made for an excellent garnish, in lieu of bread or crackers. Get your healthy green on, with this Roasted Kale Recipe.
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Roasted Kale Recipe
Simple to make and so delicious that even your kids will love this one.
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby kale chopped
- 2 cloves garlic thin slice
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch kosher salt to taste
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar qulaity aged
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Toss first four ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Spread mixture, in a single layer, on a large rimmed baking sheet. Slather with balsamic vinegar.
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Roast in hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until kale begins to crisp. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Midway through the roasting process, you may want to toss and rearrange the mixture on the baking sheet.
Serve as a snack, garnish, or delicious warm side dish or salad.
garlic makes everything taste better…even kale…not one of my faves
I love kale…I could eat it all day! great recipe
My daughter loves her kale juices and loves to make kale chips. This simple roasted side is a great variation. Sounds great!
Thanks so much, Catherine!
I’ve made roasted kale many times but I never thought to add balsamic vinegar! Yum! This sounds fab!
Thanks, Allison. I hope you give it a try and let us know how you like it!
Yum! I don’t have kale nearly enough. Yours looks incredible. So easy too!
Tara, amaze yourself and try this, seriously!
I make roasted kale almost 2 to 3 times a week. My son loves kale this way. I liked that, you have added garlic to it. Yum.
Thanks so much for the comments!
My husband’s been cooking kale almost daily. I’ll share this with him for sure. 🙂
I think he’s going to thank you!
This is my all-time favourite snack haha. Sometimes we’ll even make it as a quick appetiser or entree before the main meal for the evening. So much flavour and crispiness!
Happy you like it too, Laura!
Ooh love the addition of the balsamic in this! Add in some chicken and I’ve got me a complete meal!
Great idea, Heather!
I like your approach to healthy food, it is fairly similar to mine, healthy is capable of slipping by my worthiness radar by being one thing, delicious… It’s a bit like obi wan kinobi saying “these aren’t the healthy foods people are blarting on about” 😀
I have ever tried roasting kale. Somehow we always have it fresh in my family. Thanks for the idea and instruction!
Looks fab. I dont have kids but i so have a fussy boyfriend. Will have to try it on him 😉
I love how diverse kale can be. Roasting it is a great idea, and will retain lots of the flavours.
This is a go to snack in our house and the more garlic the better I say. It’s the only way I can get my husband to eat kale.
Your roasted kale sounds delicious and we bet it compliments your winter vegetable soup perfectly.
The balsamic sounds yummy over the kale – we have to try it. thanks again.,
We make roasted kale often, but never drizzled balsamic over it. Your roasted kale sounds delicious and we bet it compliments your winter vegetable soup perfectly.
Next time we have to try it with balsamic! thanks again.,
Thanks so much for the great comments; I hope you try this soon!
I don’t think of roasting kale like this to be honest. I love this idea and I’m going to have to buy kale next time I shop.
Katie, it’s always fun to try new techniques in the kitchen and when they turn out to be healthy and delicious, well; it’s all good!
Kale is so good for you, I bet this is family friendly, even my kids would love this
I love the texture of roasted kale! It’s one of my favorite quick and easy side dishes!
Kale has such a strong flavor, and I really struggle with it when it’s raw. I love the idea of roasting it! I’ll have to try it!
This looks like a delicious and healthy snack!
I love kale! I usually get baby kale which I love! I can’t wait to try this recipe! I love the addition of the balsamic vinegar!
I love crispy kale and these flavours sounds great. I am thinking of trying out kale in my air fryer. I think it could work really well.
I’ve read many roasted kale recipes, but none of them has the appeal to me that this one does. I can’t wait to try it! Pinning to try very soon.
Crispy kale is such a fab side dish, love your twist with balsamic vinegar.
I love roasted kale! It was a revelation when I discovered that it makes kale taste 100%better!
I love what roasting does to kale! Brings out those wonderful nutty caramelization flavors!