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A bowl of massaged kale that will stay fresh longer and is ready to go whenever it's needed

Massaged Kale

Prep time: 3 mins
Total time: 3 mins

Description

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bag or bunched kale
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Here’s how to prepare kale for massaging: For bagged kale, remove stray stems and pull kale from the thick woody stems. For bunched mature kale: slash down both sides of the stems with a sharp knife. For bunched young kale, strip the leaves off the stem by hand.
    Tear stemmed kale into bite-size pieces. For a two-pound bag of kale (or larger quantities of bunched kale) work in 1-pound batches.
  • Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil over prepared greens. Vigorously rub the greens with your fingertips until they have softened and reduced in volume. Stuff the greens in a gallon-size zipper lock bag, pressing all the air from the bag before sealing it. Depending on the kale’s freshness, it can be refrigerated a week or more.