Curly Kale

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Gary Rhodes

Published 1999

  • About

Curly kale is a green vegetable of the cabbage family, grown in the winter and early spring, which has been cultivated and eaten in Britain for hundreds of years. It is similar to spring greens in flavour, with a thicker and firmer texture, and it keeps both when cooked, as well as its amazing deep green colour. When raw, it has a ‘curly’ parsley look about it. I like to eat it just tossed in butter and seasoned. It can also be used in stir-fries (after blanching) and mixed with spices, pas