My favorite kale variety to date is the Russian Purple Kale which
turns completely purple after a frost. The kale appears to be more
tender than other varieties and the color is superb, however, I noticed
the kale turning from dark purple to a very dark green as I was cooking
it. I immediately added a bit of lemon hoping to preserve as much of the
purple color as possible.
Per my previous posts where
the stem of the kale did not soften on cooking, I have found that the
stem of some varieties becomes tender on cooking and the stems of other
varieties remain almost woody.
I found frozen kale in
one store, Whole Foods, and have it in the freezer for those occasions
when I can not get to the fresh market, such as on very snowy days as
today!
I have been putting kale in everything from stir fry to soups and we continue to love it.
I will be searching for kale seed as it gets closer to spring and hope to plant several varieties in my garden.
I
have found that the flowering kale in my flower garden, is the most
delicious and tender kale of all and it is safe under the snow outside
until I am ready to pick it. One of our local vegetable markets sells
the flowering kale as a vegetable and it is the most expensive of the
kales at our store, definitely worth planting for its beautiful color,
tenderness and taste in cooking!
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
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