How to Harvest Kale (+ Kale Chips Recipe)

[@epicgardening]

What do you like to do with your kale? Always looking for recipes!

[@MrMasonLuke]

Knock Off Zuppa Toscuna (Olive Garden Soup) with Sausage, Potato and Kale!

[@Mah_Na_Mah_Na]

I ignore it lol

[@ConaChan]

Put it in smoothies and chop it up for tofu scramble, delicious!

[@lajoy8]

I usually just put kale in smoothies .

[@tikachu86]

I mostly just sautee it, but I've been making a lot of creamy soup with vegetables lately. I toss in sauteed onions, boiled potatoes and a green vegetable of choice into a blender, and then heat it in a soup pot with a bit of butter, low fat milk, salt, pepper, and some corn starch to a boil, top it off with truffle olive oil and then garnish with parsley.

[@lori900]

Love Kale chips. But I can eat a pan full in one sitting! 2 months to grow, 20 minutes to clean, 10-20 minutes to bake, and 3 minutes to eat! LOL!!!

[@rhadamestellez1647]

So true!!😂😂

[@deannededemarievogel-hampt9954]

How do you season yours for baking?

[@amelialarroque757]

I’m a college student growing food on my apartment balcony for the first time ever and I harvested my first peppers today! It’s so exciting in these dark times and I can’t wait to expand my little garden:)

[@joshua511]

Peppers are perennial. If you have a way to keep the plants alive over winter, they may come back next year for free!

[@philq01]

Kale Pesto ½ cup nuts 3 cups Cleaned kale 2 large cloves garlic Olive oil as needed 1 cup grated Parmesan Black pepper and salt Grind the nuts in a food processor Add the garlic and pulse till mixed well Add the kale and mix, adding as much oil as needed to incorporate. Add the cheese and pulse to incorporate. Taste and season with pepper and salt if needed. Toss with your favorite pasta.

[@slhemp3556]

TFS. Sounds amazing, and as I’m reading your list, I’m making a mental list of what I have or don’t have in my cupboard.

[@plasmalady9871]

Hi Kevin! I make my best friend’s Sri Lankan kale recipe, which is one of the most delicious ways to cook greens in my opinion. Sautée onions with some mustard seed, shredded coconut, garlic, turmeric powder, salt and pepper until the onions are translucent. Then toss in chopped up kale and mix as it cooks for a couple of min. When it wilts, it’s done!

[@applesushi]

Growing up in Germany, I had a lot of kale, usually in combination with diced potatoes and sausage. I never had kale chips until a couple of years ago. I love them now. Especially with some heat from some pepper flakes and maybe some cumin or chili powder.

[@yogagirl949]

Good tip- an easy way to remove the stems w/o a knife is to hold the kale stem at the base, then using your other hand drag your fingers down both sides of the stem and remove the frilly part. Super easy!

[@Jorduan100]

As gardening newbies, we massively over-sown our raised beds, currently we have SO much kale to use (the "fizz" variety) - looks like we'll be eating a tonne of chips, thanks for the tips, much appreciated!!

[@staceystancil9911]

Great video, I like to sautee kale with olive oil, fresh garlic , salt pepper, and adobo sin pimiento Voila!

[@sg2037]

Omgoodness. I had to stop the video as I'm laughing so hard at the "Uhhll, What just? That was so gross..." Glad I'm not the only one that feels this way and still loves to garden. hahaha I sooo needed this laugh at your expense. lol

[@debihediger4760]

We add the young leaves to salad, then as it grows we put it in soups or stews...even a bit in scrambled eggs with ham or bacon bits.

[@AlwaysWearASmile78]

Kevin, I’d love to some recipe ideas for all the produce you grow; got so excited when I saw this!

[@jennfilice1212]

Love kale in smoothies, soups and pasta sauce. It’s a great way to get kids eat greens. And when they ask what the green flecks are I say Basil 😂. I love to garden and slowly getting better at it. Kale is one of the first things I grew and love how easy it is. After watching several of videos I better know how to keep the pests off. I would bring it in the house, put in water and out comes spiders and slugs 😖.

[@kwilsonnc]

Use a dehydrator and you need no oil and it never burns. So delish. Your kale looks gorgeous. Mine grow as weird looking trees bc I grab leaves most days. My recipe: mix in blender 1 red pepper, 1/4 c nutritional yeast, 1 lemon, salt. Toss with kale, throw into dehydrator. soooooo gooooood

[@mollymoerdyk1682]

Green smoothies! Another favorite is to water saute onion, mushroom, kale (or chard, collards, spinach) with coconut aminos to taste. YUM!

[@celestenyland]

I've never tried kale, but am inspired to now! It's turning into winter this side in South Africa.

[@krissifaith6709]

The kale chips are awesome via air fryer as well

[@lukescastle]

I've been using this recipie for years. 11/10, i absolutely reccomend

[@Donna_G]

If you had chickens, they would probably eat your kale stems; but, when I make kale chips, I try to leave the leaf as whole as possible. I just use my dehydrator to make my kale chips. They are plain, so no oil or seasons. I keep them in a clamp jar and use them crumbled up in soups and stews. I even crush the kale up in scrambled eggs. Any food where you could use dried parsley, you can use dried kale.

[@paragirl1]

That HUGE bed of kale just for 2 pans of chips! The shrinkage is real

[@AmericaNeedsWeed]

Crushed garlic in olive oil till it gets fragrant then I add kale, doesn't cook for long just for a coat and light cook. My favorite way

[@roaddawgish]

This is very relevant to me since I’m growing lots of curly kale.

[@nancymandley9682]

I always add kale to my soups and in between the layers of lasagna. I also use it anytime a recipe calls for spinach.

[@francestaylor9156]

I just love to quick steam the kale like I steam broccoli. Just to the point the chlorophyll turns bright green so that there’s max crunch but it’s still cooked. The sweetness of the kale/broccoli is retained but now they’re easier to eat.

[@PurpleliciousNails]

love kale in smoothies and japchae

[@ecto78]

Yum! I love kale!! My family can make quick work of a batch of kale chips. Delish!!

[@TheArcSet]

A nice video. I tend to mince the stalks, so the cook in a similar time; they can be mixed with extra oil and seasoning, to distribute it among the chips, or stir into sautes, or rice.

[@thewarhammer8707]

Essentially I do kale chips on the stove top. I do a Medium heat, add fresh garlic cloves. Slowly adding un Salted butter so the kale does not burn. When it's to that kale chip texture I top it off with parmesan cheese. It's highly addictive. Wished I had grown more then 1 kale plant this year.

[@liminal79]

kale chips fresh are wonderful. mixed green salad with kale, spinach, arugula. red and white quinoa salad with diced apples, corn, cucumber, carrot, kale, and olive oil vinaigrette. A squeeze of lemon works well too.

[@blossomsandbundles]

The first time I made kale chips it was on accident. I left a few leaves on the counter after I had chopped and cooked some up. The next day they were all dried up and perfectly crispy! 🤣 I decided to make them in the dehydrator the next time of course. 🙈 Kale is so delicious!

[@francestaylor9156]

3:58 - you can use salt water to initially wash the bugs off. And then rinse again with regular water.

[@karensabolcik2511]

What use kale for : Soups like zuppa Tuscano (diet version) even my 6 year old loves! Also Guinea pig food - dense nutrients for them. They give back in turn w their bedding waste for compost and mulch.

[@sandyb2231]

I love Kale chips. My lab enjoys them too! 😃🐕‍🦺

[@ltlbnsgarden]

I learned to love kale last year. I usually put it in chicken soup. It is delicious. I will give the Kale chips a try, they look mighty tasty 😋

[@chriscrash8614]

Sir, you are a beautiful human❤️ Your ego is non existent and you carry a vulnerability about you that is very attractive as a mentor. Can’t help but to see if you have a video on what I’m looking for before hearing anyone else! ✌🏼❤️🌱🙏🏼-Rich Roll

[@chriscrash8614]

It goes without saying, notification bell hit 😉😊

[@sjames8883]

My fiance like to add it to his kd for some fancy mac and cheese at work! 😜 I add it to salads and smoothies all the time! We also add it to our dinner cooking in any situation where we would add spinach.

[@GreyDevil]

The stems are perfectly edible and i find it really wasteful to throw them out. I treat them like celery when cooking, I'll chop them down and sautee them until they cook and soften some. i have added them to rice dishes and casseroles because i like the texture they bring.

[@HappyFarmsLa]

Wow cool! Good for you! No waste

[@mariap.894]

If you don't eat the stems, throw them in your compost! No waste 😉👍

[@epicgardening]

I didn't, they go into my worm bin :)

[@denverdazzle5131]

I like using the stems in my smoothies!

[@gtrgenie]

I can already see a full line of gardening wear and tools designed and branded by you. That apron looks like you’d see it in GQ mag or something. Very epic indeed👏🏽🌱

[@cmclaughlin5339]

It looks like a butcher's apron

[@mammaninja2108]

We reserva the right to love all good thoughts,wordsand deeds that have been presented here or elsewhere now or in ony future period because we are on the side of good😊

[@nygardenguru]

Kale is King! I love the Azores, I’m living off Caldo Verde lately lol

[@ericschwartz9982]

I've been eating kale for about 15 years. Love it. Fresh in salads or roasted with cauliflower and brussel sprouts or juiced.

[@lisanie1861]

I like to make kale chips in much the same way, but then I got an idea - spinach chips! I was so surprised it worked and OH YUM!

[@flowerpixel]

Love your little quick recipes in the end. They always look healthy and yummy 🤤

[@hannahbatt-rawden6143]

My Kale seeds have germinated so I’m very excited about having some Kale over the winter even though the seedlings will have to survive a hot English summer!

[@unajimmie4225]

Dang I wish my plants would be half that size!! Wtg..!!!!

[@unajimmie4225]

I believe you have to come here to show me what I’ve been doing wrong!😉😁js

[@vienna892001]

Omg right? This man is total green thumb!

[@Javmon9]

Right? Are those well established? I'm growing blue dwarf though.

[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you

[@anaflores2512]

You need to look up Portuguese kale soup . Potato base , smoked sausage and kale supper simple

[@cathywilliamson8153]

Hi Kevin, Funny I just sat down with my curly kale, brocoll and pea soup I made last night . It's very popular in our house. I start out making bone broth and let that cook 24 hours on low. Then I remove the bones and put the kale with stems in the blender with water to blend, drain water and add kale to bone broth approximately 4 bundles of kale. Meanwhile in a separate pan I cook broccoli till tender and add it to the soup final step add peas let simmer about an hour and what you have is one fabulous power soup to die for. I hope you try it. Your garden is so beautiful. I have kale growing right now. I'm so new at gardening I've not even had a harvest yet. I became a "gardener" in the virus lock down. I love learning and wow there's much to learn. I've had copperheads in my compost pile tarantula looking spiders at my feet, and yes just as big. And all the videos I watch on you tube it looked so easy. Still all that said, I love it. I want it so bad. When I wake up I can't wait to get out there and grow. So you sharing your knowledge means so much to so many people and I for one thank you very much! From georgia, yeah georgia clay country, don't forget the rocks!!! Cathy

[@JennyLovell]

I love kale in Tuscan soup!! Zuppa Toscana!

[@pkwhitford]

Save a handful of that pre-baked kale and put it on top of a pizza with some red pepper flakes. You're essentially making kale chips baked on top of a pizza. YUM!

[@Lbell90801]

I made this today. I used your recipe but also added shredded parmesan cheese on the top. It was so delicious thank you for the recipe.

[@toneyjohnson8910]

I like to Saute it with spinach and Orach to have with my breakfast in the morning. I sometimes add onion and Hailstone radish.

[@InkpadsPlaypad]

Are you serious?! Kale is good in everything! I love to chop it up and mix it in my green salad, but unfortunately I always kill my salad with Thousand Island dressing LOL. Kale and potato soup is amazing! And I find kale to be a really good substitute for a noodle and a stir fry

[@seanbernardo4067]

Zuppa toscana...The wifey uses kale in a keto version mock up of this Olive Garden dish..outstanding...

[@tarasporleder1]

Thanks thats very helpful. I love kale chips too. Iv sprayed them with amino acids (keto version of soy sauce) and some Wasabi and its awesome Also any kind of vinegar with salt It doesn't last long Iv also tried bbq seasoning

[@jefftangen6755]

With my Russian red I cut the stalks off at about 8" thinking I would replace it later and the stalk left produced new leaves from every old joint over winter , plus the tops I cut I just stuck in the ground and they stayed alive and grew this spring . I cut it like that three times over the winter and had baby kale all winter and way to many plants that I didn't need this spring lol .

[@morningflowerB]

I have Red Russian Kale this year too! 🙋‍♀️

[@twobluestripes]

So this is a weird thing to miss, but I really liked how you used to say “for 20 years of bountiful kale harvests” (or similar), and you changed it recently. There was something kind of magical about giving a specific number, like you were a powerful garden wizard revealing the secrets to us, or a gardening spiritual leader imparting your mystical blessing. I still hit the like button, but it was fun pretending like it would actually give me 20 years of great kale luck.

[@epicgardening]

I mix it up but I"ll add !

[@MsSwitchblade13]

Nice apron!! Also I was thinking at the beginning of this video "I wish he'd do more recipes with his crops" and then my wish immediately came true. 😍

[@HappyFarmsLa]

I like mine in smoothies! My kale is still going strong in 95 degrees. I actually harvest some of the new leaves from the middle but not all of them. They’re more tender and tastier. I will try kale chips again though. Glad to hear you keep the roots in the soil, making worms happy! Thanks!

[@abbi_page]

I can’t get enough kale chips - I grew the Dazzling Blue variety of kale this year and love how flat they lay in a dehydrator. This probably makes it a lot less healthy but I bought some of Anthony’s Cheddar Cheese powder on Amazon and it’s frickin bomb on kale chips

[@frostfire827]

You can always do a quick soak in cold salt water to get rid of pests.

[@originalsobasko]

I usually fold my kale leaves in half and just make one cut to remove the stem. Saves a little time. I like your tip about less oil, I think I’ve been making that mistake. ☺️

[@applelewman1856]

i like to just grab the stem in one hand and use my other hand to strip the leaves from the stem. They tear away so easily that I tend to forgo the knife entirely!

[@user-dl4zf5wx5m]

We always fed it to the chickens but I will try this now

[@Samoerai]

Good video! I will have to try the chips recipe. btw: You can easily shorten the ammount of time needed to get rid of the stems by putten the stem in the hole at the bottom end of a ladle and just pull the stem through, all the curly leaves will fall of. I've learned this trick myself from my neighbour in our previous home.

[@epicgardening]

Great tip!

[@PippiOnePointOh]

I make a bangin potato kale soup. So delicious.

[@roxyshushu6558]

I copied a Kale Salad that I had at Jimbo's. Dino Kale, green onions, red cabbage finely sliced. Carrots large grate. They used dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds but I like raisins and sunflower seeds. Easy dressing is apple cider vinegar, whole grain mustard and a little vegan mayo spread. Just the kale, green onions, red cabbage and carrot keeps covered very well in the refrigerator and then add the others as you eat it.

[@lajoy8]

Will be doing this soon! TFS!

[@tconley123ful]

Looks great! I’m surprised you don’t remove the stems by hand. I just slide the leaf right off. Super easy.

[@laurafedora5385]

23 seconds in and I’m only the 10th like lol ETA, I’ve been told if you massage it, it becomes a bit more tender. My coworker used to make this amazing kale salad with quinoa 🤤

[@epicgardening]

Yup, that works really well keep watching ;)

[@09echols]

I like to use the different McCormick seasonings to make lots of flavors of kale chips

[@paladinsmith7050]

I have a couple curly scarlet kale plants seeding right now in the UK, been out in the garden for 2 years and have been battered by winter, dry spells and are still going strong.

[@josannefromin7750]

Life is arriving the most beautiful time, eat..........

[@LarixLyalliiAlpine]

Here in Wisconsin I've found that it doesn't get quite hot enough to really affect the flavor of kale. Not the varieties I've planted in the past couple years, anyway. I usually harvest it all season long, but I get that the weather here is WAY different from there in San Diego!

[@mamasolilytarotbeyond8248]

I sautee kale with onions and fresh garlic in grapeseed oil

[@SunniDae333]

You're so awesome thank you!

[@SubunitProductions]

Love these cooking videos combined with the garden harvests

[@sunset6010]

To eat kale RAW: 1- Slice into ribbons - 2 - add salad dressing or lemon or vinegar product (it gets rid of the green taste) 3 - MARINATE (is the key !) For at least 1 hour

[@frostfire827]

I also like to bruise the kale just a bit for salads as well.

[@sasham4249]

You have to try nutritional yeast!!!!!! 😋😋😋

[@LifesAProject]

Kale chips are so yummy. I also have a "How to make Kale Chips" video on my channel as well. I love kale so much, I really can't get enough. I usually just eat it raw in salads combined with other greens like spinach and lettuce. Great video! Happy Gardening!

[@BubbleBunnyy]

Wish I had planted this in like September

[@asadavids4071]

Hi Kevin many thanks for your informative video. We appreciate your time and information. I use kale & spinach in smoothies very good for my eye sight. I have big problem with pest on my leaves white spots and some yellow circles. How do I get manage my problem. Many thanks

[@abyssal_phoenix]

I never grew kale. We eat kale only in the real dutch meal: “stamppot boerenkool” It is mostly just cooked potatoes and cooked kale mashed into each other. Usually in my region a bit of milk goes in there too. And we get a “rookworst” (smoked sausage?). Stamppot has a lot af varieties: Union & carrot, sauerkraut, Union & apple, and way more.

[@janstoll8881]

Me too .. have it in the garden and can it for winter

[@DianeBucka]

No expert, but sharing a couple things I observed with kale: 1. In a REALLY small garden space, I'm going to rethink planting kale and trade up/prioritize those that are most costly to buy, and 2. you can save the arduous knife work and simply slide the leaves off the stalk from the top down. :)

[@brandicapuchino-mendoza7226]

YUMMY! Kevin, your making me hungry for some kale chips now! It reminds me of oven baked cauliflower, I've tried purple and it was so delicious. I've recently tired growing some kale from seeds with my kids and nothing grew! Aww I was looking forward to eating kale. I LOVE to make copycat Zuppa Toscana soup (from OG with potatoes, sausage and plenty of KALE). I've made it on the stove in a large dutch oven and also in the crock pot (lazy style-which as a busy mom, I'm so ok with). I got my Zuppa recipe from Damn Delicious (seriously its so good! Everything I've tried onher website and cook book is AMAZING!!) Well looking forward to try growing kale again! PS- I've also tried Grinch Juice (a sneaky way for mom's to get more veggies in smoothies for kids). It's spinach or kale blended with either orange juice or lemon juice & ice. Kale is awesome frozen because you can sprinkle it in dishes and get picky eaters to gobble it down!

[@cathleenbaldwinmaggi2252]

Saute kale and sweet pie pumpkin with some fresh onion and garlic, also I always add chopped kale to my tomato-based spaghetti sauce along with fresh basil and garlic.

[@djjf45]

Great video!

[@Miszczuuu]

beauty in simplicity, my friend!

[@ptypablo]

Chop up bacon, cook and render the fat, remove bacon, toss in kale and diced onions, cook for a little bit, toss bacon back in and add a splash of apple cider vinegar, cover for a few minutes, salt and pepper and enjoy

[@suburbanhomestead]

I like collard greens and red Russian kale more, because they are tender enough to eat raw finely sliced with lime juice, olive oil and salt.

[@carmenbailey1560]

I have made the kale chips, they’re ok, but I mostly freeze them and put in my morning smoothie with spinach, fruit and plant base milks.

[@memejeff]

Really nice video! I tried kale chips last year and was pleasantly surprised. Would love to try this :)

[@paularaulinaitis3068]

I planted Lacinato Kale this year, probably a bit too late because our raised beds were not ready until the week before Memorial Day (so I'm keeping my fingers crossed -- thankfully it has been unseasonably cool here). So my question is, do I prune laminate (dinosaur kale) the same way as the curly kale? Also, general comment for you. I have recommended them to my gardening friends, AND. your book just arrived this week! I also want to tell you that I love your videos because they are quick and informative, and you have a great personality for KZbin/TV. In other words, you don't yammer on about nonsense that doesn't matter - you get to the point. Thank you!

[@kristalsimon8797]

I think I started my kale and bok choy too late. They haven't really grown in past 2 inches in 3 weeks. Oh well. This was my first garden in GA. I'll try again in a month or two when the heat of the summer is over.

[@epicgardening]

Yeah try starting fall

[@freee123100]

Love kale chips! i put Cajun seasoning on it.

[@rebelpepper7397]

I'm going to try growing kale next spring along with spinach.

[@elderberryjamz3654]

It’s better to start in the fall. Most kale is very cold hardy and will last through winter freezes so you can get two or three seasons out of each plant

[@feliciafelicia6965]

I only use kale in collards to add texture. Never thought of this

[@rockyusa2012]

Cool will give it a try 👏👏😀👍

[@DawnEllisonMD]

I like to saute' with a little flavored oil, goat cheese and cranberry raisins.

[@barbaracarbone4658]

They look good. I made them once n cut them too small. After baking they shrunk n crumbled when I touched them. I'd like to try again. It's pretty much the only way I eat kale. I find it to be rubbery when raw.

[@gailw8999]

I haven't grown it lately, the last time I used it in salads and froze it when getting older to put in smoothies .