Italian Lacinato Kale Recipe (Tuscan)
A bright and delicious kale recipe perfect as a side dish to pair with any chicken, steak, or fish. This Kale is combined with cherry tomatoes, garlic, and lemon for a simple and delicious dish.
Equipment
- dutch oven or pot
Ingredients
- 1 head lacinato kale
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 lemon
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the kale by washing and then cutting the kale in half. In a dutch oven on medium heat, add olive oil and wait until shimmering. Stir in the garlic until fragrant, about 1 and a half minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and juice from the whole lemon. Stir occasionally until the cherry tomatoes begin to break down slightly about 3 to 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
- Once the cherry tomatoes have begun to break down, add in the kale and ¼ cup of water. Save a ¼ cup for later. Cover the pot and let the kale braise for 15 minutes, stirring once at the halfway point. If when you open the pot at the halfway point, there is no liquid, add the rest of the water.
- Open the dutch oven and add the pat of butter. Stir until it is completely melted throughout the sauce. Remove the kale from the dutch oven and serve.
Notes
Here is what the cherry tomatoes should look like when you add the kale.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal
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