No seriously. She has never let me down; not once.
I love her recipes so much that her cookbook, Clean Food, was the only one that escaped a 3 month hibernation (in a So Cal storage facility). Everything else was packed up in NYC, shipped off to a remote location in LA, and has been waiting for us to move into our new Santa Monica apartment…but I just couldn’t part with this one.
Sure, my SoniCare toothbrush I forget, but not my beloved cookbook. Priorities people, priorities.
Anyways, in an effort to expand my in-laws’ (vegan) palates, I decided to make a kale dish that I’ve been eyeing for a while. It’s very very simple – like most of her recipes are. And it’s also delicious. Obviously copyright issues prevent me from posting the recipe, but I think my photos and a few comments should enable you to fill in the blanks.
Washed. De-spined. And torn it into bite-sized pieces.
In order to figure out how much kale I could fit in the pan, I piled it in beforehand, and then I set it aside.
The more shallots, the merrier.
That’s only three ingredients, excluding salt and pepper.
It didn’t take long for a nice carmelization to develop, and then came the fourth ingredient (the featured component, no less).
KALE!
I let the steam do it’s thang, which took all of 45 seconds.
Then started stirring…
And stirring…
And within minutes it was done and ready to be plated.
This wasn’t the main dish, so presentation was kinda an afterthought.
Clearly if this were a Top Chef challenge, I would have lost points for the plating…but it tasted awesome, so I may have won the judges over in the end.
Simple dishes make me so happy. I love letting ingredients showcase themselves. Clean Food indeed. Thanks again Terry!
I love shallots and kale… a combo of both sounds heavenly!
YUM! What an awesome recipe. I’ll put that book on my to purchase soon list 🙂
This looks amazing! I have been dreaming about kale recently and how much I need to try a massaged salad…this might have to come first!
And by the way — yes that smittenkitchen cobbler thing totally reminded me of the one you made the other day! So good!
terry walters is my homegirl. i made her gazpacho this weekend – HEAVEN. and i plan on making the millet black bean patties later this week – HEAVEN.
love you elise!!!!!
amen to simple dishes! the less ingredients, the better! i’m all about convenience 🙂
another great recipe to add to the book of kale! prior to my reading this, all i had was “massaged kale” & “kale chips!” thanks for this addition 😀
You’re the best, Elise! I’m honored to be such an important part of your nourishment and your kind words are a big part of mine! Keep on eating clean and inspiring so many others to do the same.
I’ve been looking for a good vegan/vegetarian cookbook so I’m glad you posted about this. There are so many too choose from its hard to narrow down. Love that this recipe is only 4 ingredients. I’m definitely going to try it out soon.
Thank you!
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please tell me her entire book is this easy. because i want it now. i’m probably going to make this dish like today or tomorrow. actually maybe not tonight because all i can think about tonight is roasted broccoli and goat cheese hahaha sorry
but i want this cookbook. must findNOW
So, you wait till I leave town to make the fancy stuff? Looks yummy! Your cooking when you come to visit! You Inspire me!
Love you future Dau in law!
haha, no no, we made this the night before you arrived (im THAT behind in blogging) 🙂
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