Well all sorts of crazy leafy greens are coming into season in my part of the world and it’s been great. Unfortunately I feel pressured to eat a salad every day- it’s been so good. So today’s food of the week is kale. Now there are all sorts of varieties of kale, but it’s not just for garnish any more. Kale is ridiculously good for you. And if you had only one vegetable to eat for the rest of your life, it should probably be kale. So what do you do with kale? A lot of people make it in potato soup, and there are all sorts of Portugese recipes for it, but here’s what I like to do with it.
- Slice the stem out of the kale leaf
- Marinate the kale in a combination of toasted sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, salt, soy sauce, and some chili oil if you prefer
- Get a pan super hot or use a grill, and flash broil it until the edges of the leaves get crispy and the kale itself wilts down
- Serve on top of cold noodles like somen or soba and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top