19 Kale Recipes to Add to Your Rotation

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Chef Missy Robbins of Brooklyn's Lilia restaurant swaps chickpeas for pasta in her riff on spicy pomodoro. She finishes the dish with a shower of fresh herbs and salty pecorino cheese.

This comforting, vegetable-packed rice is infused with ginger. It's best made with day-old rice to absorb all the flavorings.

Chow fun noodles are the base for this unconventional dish, from chef Sheldon Simeon, that's topped with roast pork and a tangy kale salad and served with a buttery broth.

"Despite its name, sweet brown rice isn't sweet," says chef Marco Canora of Hearth in New York City. Instead, this short-grain glutinous rice resembles whole-grain sushi rice.

Here, Canora uses it to make a hearty vegetarian risotto packed with cremini mushrooms, Tuscan kale, onion, thyme, and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union in Atlanta is a huge fan of kale — especially when it's combined with sweet roasted squash. Look for Tuscan kale (also called Lacinato or Dinosaur kale) when possible; it's tender and tasty. You can eat these toasts as an afternoon snack or serve them to guests during cocktail hour.

This tangy Caesar salad from F&W's Justin Chapple is topped with light, airy, and super-crunchy pan-fried chickpeas.

"I love food that makes noise," says chef Edward Lee. When F&W challenged the Top Chef Season 9 contestant to make a fast dish with pork, kale, and white wine, he created a deeply flavorful soup, then added crumbled crispy rice cakes that crackle as they hit the broth.

In this simple rice bowl, Kay Chun combines pork and kale with an abundance of fresh herbs for a dish that's both hearty and delightfully fresh-tasting.

When chef Rachel Yang finishes a long shift at her Seattle restaurant Joule, this fried rice is her go-to quick snack. It's a great use for all of that leftover takeout rice and relies mostly on pantry staples, as long as you have gochujang, a Korean chile paste, in your pantry.

"I love a really flavorful pot of greens," says chef Melissa Perello. For this kale-and-cabbage soup, she uses just a little bit of pancetta and a Parmesan-cheese rind to give the broth a rich flavor. "It's definitely the kind of dish that tastes even better the next day," she says. There's nothing better than a dish that keeps on giving.

This refreshing, super-healthy salad is one of chef Marcus Samuelsson's favorite ways to showcase kale; massaging the leaves with vinegar, salt, and olive oil makes them tender and sweet.

This fall-forward pesto bolsters traditional basil with Lacinato kale for extra heartiness. Winemaker Clare Carver recommends choosing a mild, smooth extra-virgin olive oil here for a buttery richness that complements the toasted walnuts and balances the fresh garlic.

A quick sauté renders baby kale leaves perfectly tender, allowing them to almost melt into the buttermilk-enriched béchamel in chef and cookbook author Alexander Smalls' riff on mac and cheese. For a smooth sauce, make sure all of the dairy is at room temperature.

With its earthy sweetness and dense texture, butternut squash makes a hearty vegetable steak. At Chaval in Portland, Maine, chef Damian Sansonetti highlights its complexity with his chorizo spice mix.

He blooms the blend of cumin, Pimentón, and coriander in oil to release its aroma, which provides a smoky foundation for the kale that tops this shoulder-season dish.

"This recipe is my supermarket take on stir-fried water spinach, a go-to vegetable for everyday Viet meals," Andrea Nguyen writes. "Prewashed greens don't release much liquid, which can dilute flavors and turn a stir-fry sizzle into a fizzle."

Chef Adam Leonti's ribollita recipe is packed with Yukon Gold Potatoes, cannellini beans, kale, and more.

"The brilliant thing about this recipe is that you can cook it all in one skillet," Klancy Miller writes. "The key is adding each ingredient at the right time so that everything cooks without burning."

Fresh ingredients team up with store-bought shortcuts to get this comforting dinner on the table in just over 30 minutes.

A combination of chickpea and rice flours yields a batter that makes these pakoras fry up light, lacy, and extra crunchy. Sweet summer corn and peppers join with hearty kale to give these vegetarian fritters extra heft.

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19 Kale Recipes to Add to Your Rotation

Chef Missy Robbins of Brooklyn's Lilia restaurant swaps chickpeas for pasta in her riff on spicy pomodoro. She finishes the dish with a shower of fresh herbs and salty pecorino cheese.

Chickpeas and Kale in Spicy Pomodoro Sauce

This comforting, vegetable-packed rice is infused with ginger. It's best made with day-old rice to absorb all the flavorings.

Kale-and-Shiitake Fried Rice

Chow fun noodles are the base for this unconventional dish, from chef Sheldon Simeon, that's topped with roast pork and a tangy kale salad and served with a buttery broth.

Chow Fun with Roast Pork and Kale-Tomato Salad

"Despite its name, sweet brown rice isn't sweet," says chef Marco Canora of Hearth in New York City. Instead, this short-grain glutinous rice resembles whole-grain sushi rice.

Sweet Brown Rice Risotto with Kale and Cremini

Here, Canora uses it to make a hearty vegetarian risotto packed with cremini mushrooms, Tuscan kale, onion, thyme, and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Sweet Brown Rice Risotto with Kale and Cremini

Squash-and-Kale Toasts

This tangy Caesar salad from F&W's Justin Chapple is topped with light, airy, and super-crunchy pan-fried chickpeas.

Kale Caesar with Fried Chickpeas

"I love food that makes noise," says chef Edward Lee. When F&W challenged the Top Chef Season 9 contestant to make a fast dish with pork, kale, and white wine, he created a deeply flavorful soup, then added crumbled crispy rice cakes that crackle as they hit the broth.

Pork-and-Kale Soup with Sizzling Puffed Rice

In this simple rice bowl, Kay Chun combines pork and kale with an abundance of fresh herbs for a dish that's both hearty and delightfully fresh-tasting.

Kale Rice Bowl

When chef Rachel Yang finishes a long shift at her Seattle restaurant Joule, this fried rice is her go-to quick snack. It's a great use for all of that leftover takeout rice and relies mostly on pantry staples, as long as you have gochujang, a Korean chile paste, in your pantry.

Kimchi-and-Kale Fried Rice

Cabbage-and-Kale Soup with Farro

This refreshing, super-healthy salad is one of chef Marcus Samuelsson's favorite ways to showcase kale; massaging the leaves with vinegar, salt, and olive oil makes them tender and sweet.

Kale Salad with Root Vegetables and Apple

This fall-forward pesto bolsters traditional basil with Lacinato kale for extra heartiness. Winemaker Clare Carver recommends choosing a mild, smooth extra-virgin olive oil here for a buttery richness that complements the toasted walnuts and balances the fresh garlic.

Kale-Basil Pesto

A quick sauté renders baby kale leaves perfectly tender, allowing them to almost melt into the buttermilk-enriched béchamel in chef and cookbook author Alexander Smalls' riff on mac and cheese. For a smooth sauce, make sure all of the dairy is at room temperature.

Buttermilk Macaroni and Cheese with Baby Kale

With its earthy sweetness and dense texture, butternut squash makes a hearty vegetable steak. At Chaval in Portland, Maine, chef Damian Sansonetti highlights its complexity with his chorizo spice mix.

Roasted Butternut Squash with Chorizo-Spiced Kale

He blooms the blend of cumin, Pimentón, and coriander in oil to release its aroma, which provides a smoky foundation for the kale that tops this shoulder-season dish.

Roasted Butternut Squash with Chorizo-Spiced Kale

"This recipe is my supermarket take on stir-fried water spinach, a go-to vegetable for everyday Viet meals," Andrea Nguyen writes. "Prewashed greens don't release much liquid, which can dilute flavors and turn a stir-fry sizzle into a fizzle."

Baby Kale Stir-Fried with Oyster Sauce

Chef Adam Leonti's ribollita recipe is packed with Yukon Gold Potatoes, cannellini beans, kale, and more.

Ribollita

"The brilliant thing about this recipe is that you can cook it all in one skillet," Klancy Miller writes. "The key is adding each ingredient at the right time so that everything cooks without burning."

Sausage, Kale, and Potato Skillet Supper

Fresh ingredients team up with store-bought shortcuts to get this comforting dinner on the table in just over 30 minutes.

Chicken Tortellini Soup with Kale

A combination of chickpea and rice flours yields a batter that makes these pakoras fry up light, lacy, and extra crunchy. Sweet summer corn and peppers join with hearty kale to give these vegetarian fritters extra heft.

Kale-and-Corn Pakoras

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