Crazy Simple Recipe: Kale Chips

Life has been crazy this summer and I am loving it.  We are spending a ton of time as a family just hanging out and having fun.  During the week all three of us commute downtown and by the weekend we just want to stay home and relax.  Before we had the little man we used to be on the road every weekend, going every where and anywhere.  Now though, I would rather stay home and enjoy our backyard, or go for a bike ride to the local pool or splash pad.

I have a few tried and true crazy simple recipes that I will be posting over the next few weeks.  These are not recipes that I was smart enough to invent but are ones that are eaten regularly by my family.

I had never tried kale before I changed my eating style.  I just assumed that I wouldn't like it, didn't know what to do with it and just ignored it at the grocery store.  Then I came across a kale chip recipe and decided I might as well try it.  Now I LOVE kale, my favourite being Russian kale which I make into salads.

I haven't been able to get one of these chips into little man's mouth yet to know if he will eat them or not but that is OK, because I prefer not to have to share them!

Kale Chips

1 bunch of curly kale

Olive Oil 

sea salt

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Wash and dry the kale.  The dryer you can get the kale the better the results.  Break the kale into pieces and spread out on a baking tray.  I like to line the tray with tin foil although I don't think that is really necessary.

Using an oil mister filled with olive oil, give the kale a liberal spray.  This is what my oil mister looks like, I think I paid a whole $5 for it and I love it.    Sprinkle on sea salt to taste.  Be careful not to be too liberal with the salt as the kale shrinks a little in the cooking process.  Better to add more after these are baked if you didn't add enough to start. 

Place in the oven and bake for 10 - 15 minutes depending on your oven (mine takes 12).   You know they are done when you see some turning a little bit brown.

That is it, you are done!  3 ingredients, 15 minutes from start to finish and you have some awesome kale chips to eat.  I don't know how long they stay good for cause they never last more then 10 minutes.