Kale Chips! #WFPBNO #CrunchyKaleChips

Someone was asking about crunchy, munchy snacks on another site. All they wanted was something compliant with a plant based whole foods no processed oil, no salt, no sugar diet. 

Hard to find anything like THAT in the average store, especially at a reasonable price. 

Fortunately I have an easy recipe for just such a four-leaf-clover covered unicorn of a snack.

All you need is a blender or food processor, a cookie sheet and some parchment paper. 

KALE CHIPS

1 Bunch of fresh Kale

1 Fresh Scallion

2 Cloves of garlic

1 Large Carrot

2 TBSPs of Milled Flaxseed

1/2 tsp of smoked paprika

1 1/2 Cups of water

2 TBSPs Lemon Juice

Enough Nutritional Yeast to dust it at the end

(Optional: 1/4 cup of low sodium Tamari or 1 tsp of salt) Without salt, it tastes like grass clippings.

Strip the kale off most of the stems. I throw all of it into a blender and Puree into a batter. Spread it out with a cookie sheet and parchment paper. Bake at 400F for about an hour. flip it like a pancake back onto the paper and bake at 300F until crispy. Make sure its all dried out then break it up into chips and dust it with Nutritional Yeast (Nooch). To make the Nooch stick, I spray it with a little water and then put it back in the oven for a few minutes to make sure it is completely dried out and crispy.

Serve warm or cold with the dip of your choice.

Here they are with homemade bean dip using Great Northern White Beans and Raw Cashews, but that's another blog.

Bean Dip #WFPBdairyfree

I hurt my back and needed surgery a little over 2 weeks ago. Its feeling pretty good now but I need to have PT for a few weeks before I can go back to work.  

You know its getting better when I can get in the kitchen and make up new recipes!

BEAN DIP RECIPE

1 Can Great Northern Beans including the aquafaba.

1 Cup of raw cashews.

1 Garlic clove.

2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar.

1TBSP Lemon juice

1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast.

(Optional)

Salt, Cayenne pepper, Tabasco sauce, Smoked Paprika ( I used them all but the salt.  Spicy!!).

Boil the raw cashews for 20 minutes. Rinse in cold water. This softens them, reduces the tannins, but the fat and fiber remain.

Add them together with the rest of the ingredients to your blender of or food processor. Blend until completely smooth. I had to use a spatula 4 times to scrape down the walls of the blender.

Serve with chips, crackers or veggies of your choice. 

Pictured with homemade kale chips, but THAT is another story!!!