Kale is one of those ingredients that is really, really good for you but also very, very hard to eat. At least for me. It has rough texture and not a very good taste. But...
My wife and I have been enjoying our new Vitamix 5200 blender. It is an expensive, high-powered blender. You can save a whole lot of money buying a run-of-the-mill blender. But you cannot replace several other kitchen appliances with a normal blender (appliances we are selling include two blenders, food processor, coffee grinder, and bread machine; it also replaces a juicer, which we don't have). You also cannot blend just about anything you want in a normal blender. You also cannot get your 19-month-old son to eat kale and spinach.
So we have had fun making smoothies, juices, frappucinos, and ice cream in the Vitamix blender. I am most excited that I am now regularly eating kale, thanks to several great juice and smoothie recipes that include the cruciferous, cancer-annihilating vegetable. Just throw a handful or two of the stuff in your Vitamix and add a little water and any fruit ranging from mangos to apples to strawberries, and you will have something that is at least more palatable than the kale leaves themselves. Here is a recipe I have modified from a few sources:
Kale Apple Juice
Ingredients
1/2 cup of water
1-2 cups of kale
1 apple, quartered
1/2 Tbsp of lemon juice
1/2 Tbsp of ground flax seed
Preparation
Put the ingredients in order into the Vitamix.
Turn on the Vitamix and quickly turn to High.
Blend for about a minute, or until smooth.
Kale Apple Juice
Ingredients
1/2 cup of water
1-2 cups of kale
1 apple, quartered
1/2 Tbsp of lemon juice
1/2 Tbsp of ground flax seed
Preparation
Put the ingredients in order into the Vitamix.
Turn on the Vitamix and quickly turn to High.
Blend for about a minute, or until smooth.
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