I love coming up with unique combinations of vegetables. Not that this is so mind blowing but it’s a new combination for me. And I love being able to put dinner on the table in 40 minutes. I think the 30 minute claim is BS. Unless you’re using processed food. This meal, I put on the table in 40 minutes, even with the time it takes to cut the kale leaves off of the stem. But what pleased me most, was this vegetable combination of kale with ginger and carrots.
Roasted cod seasoned with Old Bay and the sauteed kale with ginger and carrots
The addition of the chicken broth, which was a second thought, only because I had some brewing on the stove, was a great flavor booster. I think I’ve told you before, my husband is not a kale fan. At all. But, he loves my kale salad. I do too, but that’s more time consuming as you have to chiffonade the kale, heat and watch the olive oil, grate the cheese, and toast the pine nuts. And that’s not exactly a low calorie dish with the oil and cheese. This dish of sautéed kale was easy, peasy, really pretty (pretty is important to me), low calorie and Steve liked it! He really liked it. It was delicious!
Here you go – you might call this More Easy Vegetables for Joan, 2.0!
KALE WITH GINGER AND CARROTS – serves 4
1 tbs. olive oil
1 bunch of kale, washed, stemmed and cut into 1” strips
3 carrots, peeled and cut on a diagonal into 1/8” thick slices
2 tbs. of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
1/2 cup chicken broth, preferably homemade, or vegetable broth or dry white wine
Salt
Pepper
Warm olive oil on low in a large skillet. Add ginger and carrots and cover for 10 minutes to soften. Add all the kale and the chicken broth and cover for 5 minutes. Toss and turn up heat to medium and toss and cover alternately until kale and carrots are tender to your liking, 10 – 12 minutes longer. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with love.
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The combination of Kale, carrots and ginger sounds delicious to me. Bonus points for being beautiful too! I love combining vegetables also, this is a great combination.
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What a great recipe to make -something different for a change. I would never have thought to pair carrots with kale.
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I would have never thought of it either, Jovina. I just had all of that in my fridge and needed to use stuff up – typical!
Healthy looking dish!
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I’m rather embarrassed to admit that I’ve never tasted kale before… I think I need to start out by trying either your kale salad or your kale with ginger and carrots for the best chance of success! The vibrant green is just beautiful. Need to be strong and ‘just do it’! 🙂
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Yes! Just go for it!!! It’s so good for you – all of those dark green vegetables are brimming with good stuff!
What a beautiful side dish. I prefer greens in a warm version. Cod looks good too, we fish it around here..:) ela
Thanks Ela! Cod is nice – simple – and nice!
I love ginger and carrots together and if I could find kale I am sure this would be a winner in our house 🙂
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Too hot to grow kale I bet! Love your al fresco dining table legs!!
That’s the thing with kale, it’s time consuming to cut and clean. I was excited to find washed and cut kale at Trader Joes the other day so maybe I’ll keep a bag handy. I am finally beginning to like sautéed kale, before I had to bake it before I did anything with it! I can imagine the ginger being a great addition to the kale. Nice side dish, Mary Frances!
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i only recently started eating kale. So, i am always looking for new recipes to try at home with my family. This combination of kale and carrot sounds wonderful!
Thank you!! I hope you try it!
I just made a kale salad too-I must say that yours sound brilliant though. I love ginger and carrots so I already know that this would be a hit here! 🙂
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Thanks Lorraine!! What did you put in your kale salad?
i also follow our food culture and promote the enjoyment of the “good foods that tell the truth.” Mary, this is delicious and so beautiful! Good healthy food doesn’t have to be boring!
So right Jane!!
ahhhh this looks delicious. Seems there’s a theme in the foodieblog world of home cooks bringing it back to basics with hearty fruit and veg 🙂
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Well that would certainly be nice and worthwhile. Thanks Francesca!!
Oh wow, I am more on your husband’s side about kale but like you, if it looks good I’m much more prepared to give it a go. 🙂
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Good looking – as in many things in life – helps!