HOW TO MASSAGE KALE | Preparing Raw Kale For Salads

Learn HOW TO MASSAGE KALE with olive oil and lemon juice for the perfect method to turn bitter, tough kale into tender and soft greens. If you aren't preparing raw kale salads by massaging it, you need to start! It's super easy and only takes 10 minutes!
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Shopping Ingredients:
1 bunch of curly or tuscan kale (approximately 16 ounces)
3 tablespoons olive oil
juice from ½ lemon
¼ teaspoon salt
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[@SerafinaL]

Tried it! Made my mom who hates kale eat a whole bowl of it 😊 success!

[@simplymadeeats]

Yay!! So good right?! Totally changes the taste!

[@brady_pearson]

Okay - I did this tonight, everything down to the T (except used concentrated lime juice) and I’m about to open my own salad restaurant

[@simplymadeeats]

Hahah yes 🙌 love that energy! It’s so good right?!

[@terriannmuller794]

Yummy!! Trying this Now! ❤ Thank you !!

[@simplymadeeats]

Yay! I hope you like it. I think it takes kale to another level 🥰🥰

[@idontbeleiveinusernames4072]

Just harvested some kale from my garden, gonna try this 😊

[@simplymadeeats]

Yay!! You will love it 😍

[@heleno1779]

thank you! i wanted to know this too

[@simplymadeeats]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! It makes it taste so good 😊

[@aimeestauffer2844]

Love it!

[@simplymadeeats]

Thank you! It’s so good! I could literally eat it every day 😍

[@csenior10]

My grocery store makes this with the cheese , red pepper and panko bread crumbs and I spend way too much money on it. Finally planted my own kale to do this with

[@simplymadeeats]

That sounds amazing, but yes make your own 😍 Plus, it tastes better when you know you grew it 😉

[@whosthatgirlitstiff1861]

I tried the kale salad at chick fila and now I'm on a mission to replicate it🤣 This helps a lot lol

[@simplymadeeats]

Their kale salad is so good. The texture is really similar but I still don’t know their dressing. Maybe one day 😂😂

[@jennypenny8159]

Same!!

[@jennypenny8159]

Just made my first batch- including the massage 😊. Added a bit of green cabbage, crushed up almonds and for the dressing I’m using Marzetti Slaw dressing. Tastes very similar! I read the dressing is cider vinegar & Dijon. Yum!

[@simplymadeeats]

@jennypenny8159 sounds amazing! I have to try that dressing too 😜

[@johntudisca5]

@@simplymadeeatsit’s like some sort of sweet coleslaw dressing. I saved my chopped almonds from my last stop & made it myself. I used a fig balsamic and it was delicious! You’re never alone!!

[@Sophia-U]

It might be a good idea to remove your ring before massaging the kale. Think about all of the germs under your ring (especially if you wear it all day every day).

[@simplymadeeats]

I hardly wear it when I cook..just one of those days 😜

[@herminiasalas6000]

I love kale salad with vinaigrette dressing

[@simplymadeeats]

Me too!! So good 😍😍

[@caiobabe]

Great salad. How about giving the kale a quick rinse under the sink just after massaging it and before dressing it. This will take away the bitterness from the release of the the cyanates caused by the massaging.

[@simplymadeeats]

Thank you! I’ve never tried it! Usually I rinse them first, but I would definitely give that a try.

[@willjones8825]

Great video!! Do you guys do anything with your stalks?

[@simplymadeeats]

Thanks Will! I usually give them to my chickens, but you could roast them in the oven with a little olive oil & salt or sauté them in a pan and use them in pastas 😍

[@maryellenrioux2494]

Throw them out to the squirrels 😂

[@maryellenrioux2494]

I chop some kale up finely and use instead of parsley for garnish, throw in pasta sauce, in stews, soups. No need to soften before using this way... grab all the nutrients you can for healthy bones throughout life

[@simplymadeeats]

@maryellenrioux2494 love all these ideas! We made veggie soup with kale last week and it was so good! You’re right..if you eat it in recipes like that no need for massaging 😍

[@simplymadeeats]

@maryellenrioux2494 haha yes!

[@st1ckman456]

Video starts at 2:03

[@simplymadeeats]

You miss some info if you skip to that. 😳

[@williamgeorgelopezjunior8533]

@@simplymadeeats no they dont

[@jamiecanfield1624]

@@simplymadeeats Yes, like the easy way to remove the kale leaves, which I've never seen before! Thank you for the *whole* video!

[@simplymadeeats]

Thank you! I appreciate that 🥰🥰

[@pattiwalsdorf4097]

Howong do you message it

[@simplymadeeats]

About 2 to 3 minutes. Here’s the full directions link: simplymadeeats.com/3595/how-to-massage-kale

[@PhilipLederer]

:)

[@zoelinca]

Girl~ ur ring 😂

[@simplymadeeats]

I didn’t wear it all summer because it drives me crazy to cook with 😂

[@sistersarahc]

Maybe put a half a bottle of oil in the kale. It would taste even better.

[@simplymadeeats]

That might be a little too oily 🤪😁

[@EDKOKOSZKA]

You could use a roller and not use your hands too

[@simplymadeeats]

I’m not sure what you mean by a roller. I think hands work best 😊

[@smovakpro]

Like a rolling pin?

[@user-co2vl6hl4k]

you dropped a piece

[@user-co2vl6hl4k]

thankyou for picking it up👍

[@simplymadeeats]

It happens 😂

[@timesize]

If you don’t like kale you need to grow up

[@simplymadeeats]

Hahahaha 😂😂

[@sheepseven7588]

😢 oil is no good steam it

[@simplymadeeats]

But it’s olive oil 😁 steaming is good too but I don’t think for salad. It loses the crunch 😜

[@veggieboy321]

Olive oil is quite healthy.

[@simplymadeeats]

@veggieboy321 agree! 😁😁