Spicy Thai Curry Kale Chips

Spicy Thai Curry with Lime and crushed Peanut flavoured Kale Chips

This week at Chews Healthy we decided to make Spicy Thai Curry Kale Chips. In the past I have made them before, but I had only followed traditional recipes. Although the usual "bake
with olive oil, salt and pepper" is tasty, I questioned myself why limit myself on one flavour? So I ended up experimenting a little, and after a few failed attempts I ended up with this spicy Thai inspired concoction.

This recipe is inspired by the flavours of Thailand which consists of lime, curry, peanuts, ginger, and spices. This crispy snack is a great way to fulfill all your potato chip cravings except that there shouldn't be any associated guilt in eating them! After all, kale is a nutritional powerhouse! According to WebMD.com :

"Kale is a Nutritional Powerhouse. One cup of kale contains 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 15% of the daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 40% of magnesium, 180% of vitamin A, 200% of vitamin C, and 1,020% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus."

Anyways, enough about how healthy and tasty kale is; it's time to read less and eat more. Let's get started:

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 - 3 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

• 1 Bushel of Kale, steam removed
• 1 Lime, juiced
• 2 Teaspoons of Paprika
• 1/3 Cup of Unsalted Peanuts, crushed
• 2 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Tablespoons of Yellow Curry Powder
• 1 Tablespoon of Fresh Grated Ginger
• 2 Teaspoons of Chili Flakes

Directions:


1.) Preheat your oven to 350°F.

2.) Next, wash and remove the stem from the kale and place into a large mixing bowl. It is important to note that the kale chips will dehydrate and become much smaller once baked, so try and keep the leaf as intact as you can.

Uncooked Kale Mixed with Dressing

2.) Using a food processor or coffee grinder, place the unsalted peanuts into it and blend until it become very fine and almost dust-like.

3. In a small mixing bowl combine the rest of the ingredients and stir. (Lime, paprika, extra virgin olive oil, curry powder, ginger, and chili flakes). Once mixed pour the stirred ingredients into the bowl of kale, as well as the crushed peanuts. Massage the dressing and crushed nuts to coat the kale evenly.

4. Once the kale has been evenly mixed, place aluminum foil into a large pan, covering the bottom and sides. Place the make into the pan and spread evenly and bake for 15minutes, or until crispy.

5. Once they are finished baking, let them cool down for 5minutes and plate them.

Bon Appetit!