Snack Attack: Kale Chips
My first experience with kale chips was at Blue Hill New York — the highly respected farm-to-table restaurant owned by James Beard winner, executive chef Dan Barber. I was in heaven when I tried the first bite: light, crispy, and nutty, with the perfect amount of salt to complement the subtle taste of kale
Last night I was going through Bon Appetit and got super stoked when I saw Dan Barber's recipe for the chips. Try making them for yourself and you'll see what I mean. Besides being a great alternative to potato chips, kale chips make a great party snack or mid-afternoon treat.
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Inspired by a dish from Blue Hill New York
If you cannot find Tuscan kale (aka dinosaur or dino kale) at your grocer, it's OK to substitute the recipe with another type of kale. Just make sure you remove the leaves from the tough parts of the kale. Don't discard the stem and ribs though — use them to make a veggie broth!
Ingredients
1 large bunch Tuscan kale (10 to 12 leaves)
1 tablespoon oilve oil
Sea salt to taste
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- Remove stalks and ribs from kale. Rinse and dry leaves.
- Toss leaves in a large bowl with olive oil. Sprinkle leaves with sea salt and ground pepper.
- Arrange leaves in a single layer onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until crisp.
- Transfer and let cool onto a wire rack or paper towels.
Serves 2.

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Post a CommentThis is one of my favorite recipes. Dan Barber also has a kale salad with the dinosaur kale that is to die for. Thanks for sharing this, may have to retweet!
I just discovered these a couple weeks ago and LOVE them! These are roasted chickpeas are my go-to healthy snacks.
These are soooooooo good - I eat them all the time, especially with BBQ sauce!
Though I am seriously skeptical, I'm going to try this recipe b/c of all the rave reviews. I love chips, and am always looking for healthy replacements. Plus I've been looking to try kale, so this sounds perfect. Thanks!
I had a "Why Didn't I Think of That" Moment when I read about this couple selling their Kale Chips in NY Magazine
See "The Way the Kate Chip Crumbles"
http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/63216/
kale chips are amazing and addictive. i make mine with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, and crusehed red pepper. delicious
Oh, yum, thank you fit! I will definitely give this a try! So good!
Yum! I LOVE kale chips...I could eat them everyday. I like to add a bit of lemon juice, however, to my recipe. Truly, the variations are almost endless, though! Check out my recipe here: http://justaudreyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-new-favorite-snack-food-ka...
wow look at all that vitamin A & C!
I love these as a snack or with dinner /lunch if I'm having a wrap or snadwich. You can bake at 375 for 10 mins and it makes a great quick snack. I spray with pam to cut down on calories.
They're sooo good with some nutritional yeast tossed in as well!
Wow! I'm excited to try this!
Does anyone know if this works with baby spinach?
My #1 favorite snack. I make mine w/ extra virg. coconut oil, the juice from half a small lemon, sea salt and... A drizzle of agave (just a little though)
Does anyone know what else would make something similar? I've never seen Kale here...
Can someone tell me if these have any nutritious value or is it all gone because they are baked at a high temp?
I thought they were going to be gross but I was determined to try them anyway and I'm glad I did. They are tasty and addicting and are just as much fun to eat as potato chips - I was pleasantly surprised!
SFCA i have tried to re-create a similar experience with spinach and it didn't come out nearly as good as using the kale. the spinach just didn't hold up as well. personally, i love the green curly kale for these chips, but the dinosaur kale is a close second. something about the curly kale when baked just melts in your mouth.
Oh samham, raw, dehydrated kale chips are also delicious but in order for all the live enzymes to be preserved the temperature needs to be kept under 118. hope you'll still give these a whirl though!
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