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Kale Chips

Cripsy, crunchy, light and airy. These healthy kale chips are good at any time of day!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Servings 1 for breakfast. 4 servings for a snack

Equipment

  • Baking dish or tray
  • baking paper

Ingredients
  

  • Large bunch Kale
  • Olive oil (extra virgin)
  • Vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
  • Salt (I used a smoked sea salt)
  • Italian herbs (I used oregano, thyme, basil and rosemary)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 100 degrees celcius, fan setting.
    You can also use a temperature as low as your oven will go, or use a dehydrator. This will save more nutrients, but takes longer to bake/dehydrate.
  • First wash and check your kale really well for caterpillars
  • Remove the stems (save those for your smoothie or incorporate in a stew) and tear the leaves into pretty large pieces. Don't make the pieces too small, because they shrink in the oven while baking
  • You can put the pieces into a bowl to coat them, but I skipped that step and just coated the pieces right on the baking tray.
    Put a drizzle of good extra virgin olive oil and a dash of (apple cider) vinegar on the kale pieces and mix and massage until every piece is nicely coated. Now add a pinch of salt and the quantity of Italian herbs as you like and mix.
    The amount you use depends on the amount of kale pieces and your own preference and taste. So start with a little and you can always add more if needed.
    The flavours will develop and get stronger while baking, so do a taste test and if the seasonings are just a little bit milder than you prefer, it is perfect.
  • Put the kale pieces in a single layer on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Try not to overlap the pieces too much as this will lengthen the baking time and you won't get the same crispy result.
  • Bake for about one hour. Open the over door about every 10 to 15 minutes to let the moisture out.
  • Check after 45 minutes if they are crispy to the touch. If not, put them back in. You want a really crispy and light feeling- as if they would fly away in a gust of wind.
  • When they are ready, let them cool down just a little. You can eat them still warm, or of course wait until they are completely cool.
  • Store in an airtight container and eat whenever you want.
    Enjoy!
Keyword Chips, easy, Kale, recipe, Simple
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