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.
Use chopped baby kale for this roasted kale recipe.
Roasted Kale
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 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.
In This Roasted Kale Recipe
- Chopped baby kale
- Fresh garlic slices
- Kosher salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Aged balsamic vinegar
Learn this easy oven method of how to prepare kale.
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 an 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, instead of bread or crackers.
Get your healthy green on, with this Roasted Kale Recipe.
Make this flavorful kale recipe in just 20 minutes.
Wondering how to prepare kale? How about one of these:
- Steamed Kale
- Toasted Cheese Sandwich with Kale, Caramelized Onions, and Fennel
- Kale and Egg Bruschetta
- Quinoa and Kale Stuffed Squash
- Baked Egg and Portabella with Braised Kale
More Great Roasted Vegetable Recipes:
- Honey Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts from Kevin is Cooking
- Oven-Roasted Carrots from Bunny’s Warm Oven
- Roasted Parmesan Green Beans from Skinny Taste
Roasted Kale Recipe
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
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 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.
- Roast in hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until kale begins to crisp. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
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We love kale and we used quite a bit of it. But what we haven’t done to it is roast it! We’ve roasted scads of veggies and think the flavor improves. We are definitely going to have to try your method.
I am not a health food fanatic as well but I do believe in a balance diet. I actually love kale so when I make it crisp like this, the kids enjoy it too. Love the colors on this.
I love kale, but have never found baby kale. Do you find that the stems are not as tough with the baby kale? I’m going to keep an eye out for it and try this recipe!
I love the texture that roasting gives kale, especially when you get a few crisp edges. This looks really healthy and delicious. Perfect as a side for any dinner!
I am a huge lover of greens but never have had kale. We eat a ton of escarole, spinach and I love arugula. now I am curious to try this . I always wanted to but now you gave me a good reason to with this recipe thanks!
I love kale but have never made it like this! The flavors sound really fantastic! I love that I can snack on this and feel good about it!
I love what roasting does to kale! Brings out those wonderful nutty caramelization flavors!
I love roasted kale! It was a revelation when I discovered that it makes kale taste 100%better!