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I've been looking for more ways to cook kale and think I've come across a keeper ;) I used equal amounts kale and spinach and served it up with brown rice and chicken breast marinated in teriyaki sauce. Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
Read MoreI tried it once as described, once without the salt and once without the salt but with extra soy sauce and a little bit of red pepper flakes. None of the attempts were well-received. I'll keep using kale in other recipes but this isn't one that I'll repeat.
Read MoreI've been looking for more ways to cook kale and think I've come across a keeper ;) I used equal amounts kale and spinach and served it up with brown rice and chicken breast marinated in teriyaki sauce. Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
I used the juice of one lemon, plus some zest, 1 clove of garlic grated on my microplane, and no additional salt as the soy sauce has plenty. Very tasty! I will make this again, it's easy and a great way to get more of this supperfood into my diet!
I added a bit of fresh chopped red cabbage to add a bit of crunchiness and take away a bit of the bitterness.
I don't have a steamer, so I added some chicken stock at the bottom of the pan and brought it to a boil. I threw in the kale and added the sauce after the kale had cooked down a bit. We all thoroughly enjoyed this in my house.
This salad is DELICIOUS. At first I was a little skeptical as I was steaming the leaves, I thought it was going to be warm. No the mix of lemon juice, minced garlic and soy give this nutritious green a great flavor. will make this again for sure.
OH my, this was awesome! I did cook the kale in a bit of reduced chicken stock (as another reviewer did). The flavor really makes the kale taste meaty. YUM! I did make one boo boo...I wanted to double the sauce but didn't pay attention to the proportions and I made it a little too garlicky. My fault...but I mentioned this to point out that the proportions are just right as they are!
I LOVED these flavors and the chewy texture of the Kale (over limpness of spinach which I also love.) I did not bother to steam, just rinsed it well in a pan, drained it, and left whatever water clung to the leaves to help with cooking. I added about 1/2 cup of vegetable stock instead of water and brought it to a boil, then turned it down a bit and cooked for 7-8 minutes as directed. I stirred a few times. I didn't bother to drain since a lot of the liquid steamed off anyway. I added the dressing to the hot kale in the pan to warm it up and take the edge off the raw garlic. Then I dished it up with a slotted spoon. The flavors were great, the preparation was very easy, and I love discovering a healthy recipe that is so tasty.
Very tasty over kale. I made a few additions that kicked it up a notch: a handful of chopped cilantro, some sliced radishes for crunch, and a sauteed red pepper. No matter what other veggies you throw in, I urge you to try adding cilantro, it definitely added depth to the flavors!
I'd never even had kale before I tried this recipe and now I make it all the time for my husband and I. I use a mixture of kale and spinach and don't measure out the ingredients, just sort of guess until it smells right. I prefer to take all the stems out of the kale before cooking as they don't seem to soften up very well. So yeah, overall, I love this recipe and it's so easy!
I tried it once as described, once without the salt and once without the salt but with extra soy sauce and a little bit of red pepper flakes. None of the attempts were well-received. I'll keep using kale in other recipes but this isn't one that I'll repeat.
Oh My! This was awesome. I went to farmer's market today and bought a bunch of fresh young kale. I prepared it as directed, but added 1 tablespoon of Balsamic, only because I love the taste. Delish!!!
Excellent way to prepare kale. I actually used lime since I had no lemon in the house. It turned out great! It was my roommates 1st kale experience and he really liked it. It reminded us of a pickle. So good! Thanks for sharing.
Just made this, literally eating it now, and its amazing. I wanted to try kale for the first time. With all that talk about it being a "superfood"...but I didn't know how to make it! This is officially what I am gonna be making (and eating!) for when I buy kale! Thank you so much!
Fantastic! My husband and I are new to kale & I'm so pleased we found this yummy recipe. I don't have a stove top steamer so I used a Tupperware microwave steamer. Worked beautifully!
Delicious! This is definitely lemony and garlicky, but if you love those two things, you'll love this kale! Very easy to prepare, and I loved the slight hint of soy sauce. I steamed the kale for exactly 10 mins. Kale wilts down quite a bit, so in my opinion, this makes more like 6 servings, not 12. Also, when preparing your kale, remove the rib running down each leaf. It is tough and inedible. This will be a go-to recipe in my house!
What a great way to serve kale! We really enjoyed the lemony dressing. I will use this recipe often. Thanks, Julia!
I wasn't sure what to expect with this recipe, as I haven't ever prepared kale myself, but it was delicious! For any Trader Joe's shoppers out there, I used their bagged kale as well as TJs jarred garlic (about 3/4T) to save time. This one's a winner!
A great, simple recipe. The kale tasted perfect after steaming for 7 minutes. A tasty, healthy side dish when short on time.
This was such a simple and delicious recipe. I used 1 Tbsp of soy sauce and left everything else as written. The entire family loved it.
This is delicious, as suggested. I am not that familiar with cooking with kale or the best recipes. So, I decided to make 1/4 of the recipe to try it. Now, I wish I would have made more as I only got 1 small serving! I don't have a steamer, so I put the kale in the microwave and steamed it with 1/2 cup of water. I used a medium sized bowl and covered it with plastic wrap. I cooked it for 10 minutes, on high, stirring once. At 7 minutes, it still had the bright green color but was too crunchy for me in a recipe like this. After 10 minutes it was slightly darker but much softer. I gently drained it and stirred in the rest of the ingredients. It slightly reminded me of collards. ty
It was a little salty for me, even just using the soy sauce. I also found a few sprinkles of Seasoned Rice Vinegar prior to serving add a nice tangy touch of sweetness. I'll use less soy sauce, next time.
I bought a ton of kale and needed to use it before it wilted. This was the perfect recipe and it was great! My fiance, who doesn't like kale, picked at this all night.
absolutely delicious! I made this for my husband and i, and served it over rice. I just eyeballed the ingredients and it tuned out citrussy/tangy/spicy. will definitely be adding this recipe to my usual veggie side dishes:) This was also my time having kale and now I'm a fan!
Made as is and loved it >kids wanted mushrooms, so I threw those in(anything for them to eat it). Loved this dish. Kids ate it and hubby who htes greens had two servings. Will make again.
I adore this recipe. Our winter Florida garden is thriving with kale right now, so I was looking for some different way to use it. This fit the bill perfectly. I took another person's advice and added cabbage to the steamer (bottom of the basket, then kale on top). I halved the recipe because it is just hubby and I, but kept the same amount of dressing. He LOVED it. I LOVED it! This is definitely on my rotation list! Thanks for sharing this!!!!
Omg! Fantabulous! It doesn't need a thing. For those that are unaware...Just know that the center rib is inedible, So, you must slice it off.
I slightly altered the recipe - I used lime juice because I didn't have lemon. I also thinly sliced 3 big garlic cloves lengthwise (as shown in one of the pictures for this recipe) instead of mincing it. This gave it a nice mellow garlic taste with each bite with a garlic slice. Next time I'll add even more garlic. I forgot the soy sauce - next time I'll try adding that. Using this recipe, I almost ate the whole bunch of kale in one sitting - I had to stop myself!
I generally dislike kale, but this recipe was pretty good. I did make a minor change. I thought the dressing was too lemony so I added a couple of teaspoons more olive oil. I also had to cook my kale a lot longer. I cooked it for about 20 minutes or so. Not sure if that is typical or not.
I'm always looking for tasty ways to add greens to my diet. Between that and seeing this was categorized as a Myplate recipe I thought I would give this a whirl. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was. I scaled it to one serving for just me and didn't want to "crack open" a fresh lemon for just 1 teaspoon so I subbed raw apple cider vinegar. Followed the rest of the recipe as directed. This was the best kale recipe I've tried to date, besides adding it to my fruit smoothies :)
I really like this recipe. After steaming the kale, I kept it warm while I sauteed the garlic in olive oil and then threw the kale in. I then added the lemon juice and low sodium soy sauce. Once everything was mixed, I just turned off the heat and added red pepper flakes. Will definitely make this again!
Loved it!! Follow exactly and you cant go wrong. I added a fistfull of raw sunflower seeds and it was delicious!
I didn't measure the dressing, just squeezed some fresh lemon and eye-balled it. I thought it was delicious, but my husband felt the lemon was overpowering. I would measure next time.
I made this tonight as our New Year's greens. DH loved it! He said we could make this all year long. My two sons were just okay with it. I used the juice of one lemon. It may have been too much. I will measure more precisely next time, just to see if it can be even better.
Absolutely wonderful! I've never had kale before, but now that I know how to cook it, I'll have it regularly. Everyone loved it.
I didn't have lemon juice, so I used white balsamic vinegar instead, and it was wonderful!
Great way to prepare kale, thanks for the recipe! The only thing I would adjust is use low sodium soy sauce and I did not add extra salt, it was a little salty for my taste but delicious.
I absolutely LOVE this recipe- great texture, flavor and very nutritional as well. Thanks for sharing!
This is my absolute FAVORITE way to prepare kale! My kids gobble it up like crazy and there is never any left over. The only change I make it to add only half the amount of lemon juice. It was too powerful the first time I made it! Other than that, it's a winner!!
So easy, so yummy. Thank you for the recipe. I did borrow from a few of the reviews, like adding a bit of lemon zest (I like it lemony) and sautéing the cooked kale with dressing for a few minutes to warm/mellow the garlic. I used low salt soy sauce so I did add the salt, these seasonings seem great to us. I eyeballed the amount of kale since I was only serving my husband and I - - wished we had made a whole batch for the two of us!! This will be a standard in our house.
We loved it! I left out the soy sauce, because I thought the salt would be enough. And I added a teaspoon of Garam Masala with the olive oil, garlic and lemon juice. It was a perfect veggie dish, one that I'm sure I'll make again.
I thought this was too bitter. I used Red Russian Kale out of the garden and it's usually mild, but I don't know if steaming it instead of sauteing it brought more bitter taste to it. My husband and I agree that we will move on from this recipe.
This was excellent! I will definitely make it again, but maybe with a little less garlic.
It's very good definitely will make again. I used lime instead of lemon since I had it at the time still awesome
Whole family LOVED this recipe. I followed the recipe exactly. This was even good reheated the next day. Can't wait to make this again. I think I will try the dressing on steamed broccoli too.
Absolutely wonderful. This is now my favorite way to fix kale, and I love the healthful added ingredients.
I loved this!! I try to eat kale regularily because it's so good for you but it's not my favourite veggie. This sauce made it taste so yummy! Normally I saute the kale but the steaming made it tender. My 19 year old daughter loved it too!!!
Love how quick this salad comes together. I added feta cheese and extra lemon juice from fresh lemons. Would add cherry tomatoes next time but I already made a tomato and cucumber salad to serve with this salad.
Loved it. Making it for the 2nd time tonight. Will steam it again and toss with rest of ingredients. Also reheats good too for next days lunch.
I Looooooooooove this recipe and make it often. Thanks so much for sharing.
Delicious! As other reviewers suggested, I boiled the kale in 1c chicken broth until it shrank down a bit but was still a bit crunchy. I added just half of the lemon juice/olive oil/soy sauce mixture to that--the whole amount would have been way too salty for my tastes. Husband ate it all up making yummy noises!
This was absouloutly wonderful! My husband and I couldn't stop eating it. So simple and so GOOD!
We loved this recipe. Made extra dressing for salad because we liked it so much. Thanks
Absolutely loved it! I added a tsp of agave nectar as well and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Best kale I’ve made! My teenage kids wanted thirds! And that’s saying a lot! I added chicken broth and a large portobello mushroom cut up. I could eat this every day!
Excellent. I never know what to do with the surplus of kale from my garden. This is an excellent way to use some up
Great taste! I added a bit more lemon juice for my own tastes but its a great recipe!
THis was delicious! A tasty way to eat a superfood. My husband dislikes raw kale but really enjoyed this.
We love kale, but this tasted bitter and too lemon-y. I'll stick to adding it to soups and pastas or making chips.
I thought this was pretty good and will likely make again. I did substitute home made raspberry vinegar for the lemon juice. I sauted the garlic briefly to mellow the flavor a bit.
Pretty good. Good flavor to put next to steak. I actually ended up mixing sautéed flank steak together with this. That was good!
Tasted GREAT! It was fast and Easy . I added a little more lemon juice and garlic!!!! I Will definitely be making this all the time!!! LOVE IT
I made this dish and it was amazing!!! I made it only for myself as a single portion so I adjusted the amount of ingredients used. I added more soy sauce because I LOVE soy sauce!
I prepared the Mediterranean kale night before last according to the recipe, and my wife and I both loved it. We definitely plan to have it again.
Previously, vinegar was my preferred acid for greens; not anymore. Lemon juice is a perfect match with kale. This dish was delicious. I added a pinch of red pepper flakes. It worked.
This gives a nice tangy, lemony flavor to the kale. It is also flexible. You can easily make changes to fit your mood and ingredients on hand.
This recipe is great! The hint of Lemon and Soy sauce flavored Kale just enough to take out bitterness. Hot or Cold great EATS!
This recipe is awesome! I steamed it just enough to still be a little crunchy. This is a definite keeper, we loved the flavors and texture. Thank you for sharing Julia!
Hubby and I really like this kale! And the bonus is its super easy to make! Thank you for our kale favorite!
This was delicious! I usually make kale with a lemon and olive oil dressing when doing a salad but never with steamed kale. I wasn't sure how it would turn out but now I have two great ways to prepare kale. I steamed the kale in the microwave to speed up cooking time.
I followed the directions exactly as presented and it was easy to follow. The kale was tasty and the sauce was great. It was good and did not overpower the kale. The steaming helped to keep the taste. Now that I have a good recipe I will certainly make kale more often!
Cut stems away and massage the kale with a little olive oil. Sub Balsamic vinegar for the soy sauce, and it will taste less salty. Add Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, and a dash of salt at the table.
I tried this recipe for my first attempt at Kale and it was gorgeous! Excellent taste, definitely recommended!
Thanks to this glorious recipe, kale and I will have a future together after all! This is just delicious!
Very tasty way to mow down a whole bunch of kale. Its hard to measure 12 cups of chopped kale but I think I came close and this served the two of us tonight next to a Middle Eastern chicken dish and we have leftovers for one of us. After making it a second time we decided this recipe prescribes a little too much lemon and not enough salt for our tastes. I'll continue adjusting but making it exactly as written is a great start.
I wan't a huge fan of this but maybe it was just me. I thought the flavors were more Asian than Mediterranean and there was too much liquid for me.
You should only steam for max 2 minutes to get the bitterness of the kale out. You don’t want soggy kale for a salad. Also there’s wayyyyy too much sodium. You don’t need to add salt because the soy sauce is full of sodium.
I made the dressing with no salt and less soy sauce, because I'm watching my sodium intake. It was very good considering it's kale...which can be bitter. Steaming it without over cooking is the key. I will use this recipe again.
