Sauteed Kale

What happend was I had kale in my fridge that needed to be cooked, I ran out of time for dinner, and sauteed kale was all we ate instead. And then the next day I woke up energized! Like, not groggy, not sore, not confused as to who I was and how I got to be this middle-aged, worn out, wrinkled, mommie. I sprang out of bed an hour early, came downstairs, and be the time the family woke up, I had an hour of work under my belt and breakfast ready. I was so - for once - on top of it. 

I guess that's the advantage of kale over sugar for a night-time snack.

And that's how I came to post this recipe a few weeks later. Because I can't believe that miracle morning and I think I should retry it and see if it happens again.

Here's a few tips that you probably already know. Kale is a pretty rough, cruciferous vegetable and when eaten raw, it can feel like it goes down like a wet log. But, if you either massage it with oil (that's right, I said to massage the kale - be good to your kale and it will be good to you), that works, or sauteeing it both softens it and brings out all the nutrients for your body to digest better.

Here is a simple and healthy way to prepare kale:

Ingredients:
1 bunch of kale, washed and chopped into bite-size pieces
1 yellow onion, sliced
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced or finely chopped
2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1/4 lemon
1/2 cup of vegetable broth or water
Sea salt and pepper, to taste (optional)

Directions:
Warm olive oil over medium heat in a large pot or pan. Add onions and cook for 3-5 minutes or until slightly translucent. Be sure to stir the onions around once in a while so that they don't burn.

Add garlic and kale and mix them together with onions. Allow garlic, kale and onions to cook for one minute, then add vegetable broth and cover pot or pan for 4-6 minutes. Check kale from time to time starting at the 4 minute mark for tenderness.

Once kale is tender, add sea salt and just a few drops of lemon juice. Give it one last stir and serve.
Be sure to taste as you add lemon juice. Adding too much can turn the whole dish sour.
We enjoy this dish with avocado and a bowl of brown rice or quinoa.

Got this recipe from a random site. It was good and filling and if I were really feeling sassy and healthy, I'd even pair it with the Miracle Broth on this site too. Crazy, right?