Kale – too bitter for you? Here’s a hack to to remove the bitterness..

When we were first introduced to kale, we started a love/hate relationship with this leafy green. We loved it because of its nutritional and health value.. but like many people we found it a bit too bitter.

Recently our daughter in Detroit shared with me a hack to remove the bitterness from the kale leaves! The secret? Rub it in olive oil!

Because Galilee Green Olive Oil (GGOO) not only takes away the bitter, but adds a light fruity flavor… we have quite a few big kale salads that can stand as a meal on their own! Like the one below.

Kale Salad

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of kale (rubbed through with about 2 tablespoons of GGOO to eliminate bitterness.)
• 1/2 sliced red onion
• 4 large mushrooms sliced
• half an avocado cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• one tomato sliced
• half a lemon
• 2 tablespoons GGOO
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Squeeze juice of the lemon half, pour the Galilee Green Olive Oil and salt and pepper on the vegetables and toss.