If you’re looking for an easy and flavorful side dish or entrée to work into a healthy meal plan, this steamed kale recipe is something you have to try.
Even better, this healthy kale recipe is ready in under a half an hour and takes just a few inexpensive ingredients.
Make this healthy kale recipe in less than 30 minutes.
Steamed Kale
Rich in nutrients, steamed kale has also been shown to help lower cholesterol.
What Does Kale Taste Like?
If you’ve ever asked what does kale taste like, let’s start with the family from which it comes. A cruciferous vegetable, kale is a member of the Brassica family. Other familiar healthy foods in this family include:
- Broccoli
- Kohlrabi
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Brussels sprouts
- Collard greens
Nutrient dense and packed with nutrients, kale has a bit of an earthy taste and is slightly bitter, and it can range from a meaty taste to one that is rich in flavor and texture. Naturally, your method of cooking kale will influence its taste.
How to Cook Kale
If you have ever wondered how to cook kale, there are many ways. These include sautéeing, baking, broiling and of course steaming it.
Steamed kale has been shown to be effective in lowering cholesterol, and is nearly half as potent as certain cholesterol-lowering medications. Here is a useful link to the many health benefits of kale.
Ingredients to make Steamed Kale.
Ingredients for Steamed Kale
- Kale
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Lemon
- Crushed red pepper
- Water
To Make this Kale Recipe
Remove the thick stems from the kale. Then chop the leaves.
Start by washing the kale and then remove the thick, bitter stems. Then, chop the leaves.
Next, you will heat some olive oil in a dutch oven and wilt the kale over medium-high heat; this takes a couple of minutes.
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- Add chopped garlic to the wilted kale.
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- Lemon juice and crushed red pepper are added to the kale.
After the kale is wilted, add the chopped garlic and sautée and stir for another minute. Then, add the lemon juice and water and bring to a boil.
Next, reduce heat, cover the Dutch oven and cook for 15-20 minutes.
Garnish the steamed kale with fresh lemon zest.
If you know me personally, you probably are aware that in the five-plus years since we stared Platter Talk, my waistline has proportionally increased with our followers. Not a good thing.
We love our readers, and we enjoy creating new recipes, but something has to give, and to that end, I’ve decided to be more health-conscious in the kitchen.
Not to worry, you will still get your fill of cakes from scratch, homemade pies, and all the cookies you can dunk. With this in mind, we hope to focus a bit more on healthy eating, and that’s where this easy and flavorful kale recipe comes into play.
Flavor this steamed kale recipe is with lemon, garlic, and crushed red pepper.
This kale recipe is a simple and healthy recipe. The lemon juice and zest play off the crushed red peppers and leave your palate wondering just what will come with the next crunchy bite. For me, I’m hoping that will be better health and one more tasty recipe from Platter Talk that our readers will love.
More of Our Kale Recipes:
If you are wondering what to do with kale, we have a few more kale recipes for you to try. If you have never cooked with kale then jump in, everyone has to start some place.
- Roasted Kale
- Caramelized Fennel, Onion & Kale Toasted Cheese Sandwich Recipe
- Eggs and Kale Bruschetta
- Quinoa and Kale Stuffed Starburst Squash
- Baked Egg and Portabella with Braised Kale
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Steamed Kale
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale washed, stemmed and chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic rough chop
- 1/2 lemon juiced and zested
- 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
- 2/3 cup water
Instructions
Using a Dutch oven, heat olive oil on medium-high heat. Stir in kale and stir with wooden spoon until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Add chopped garlic and stir for another minute.
Add lemon juice, crushed red pepper and, water. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low simmer, cover Dutch oven and cook for 15 minutes or to desired texture.
Serve immediately and garnish with lemon zest.
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Broccoli is one of my favorite veggies, which explains why I like kale so much too! Love the peppers in this nutritious recipe.
I love kale but sometimes it gets so tough! I love the idea of steaming it to reduce the oil content too!
Super!! supper food indeed! yum!!
I’ve never tried steaming kale but now I need to! I can’t wait to give it a go!
One can never have too many healthy veggies to add to the dinnertime rotation! Cant wait to try this way to cook kale…. !
Thanks for the feedback, Michele. I really enjoyed this healthy kale recipe.