Kale Crisps

Four weeks into healthy September and I am desperately in need of healthy snack alternatives. I have gorged on nuts and carrots with hummus, and nut butter on celery only cuts it at times of extreme need. And so, in a bid to also up my green intake I decided to try and replicate the delicious kale crisps that lurk on the vastly overpriced shelf of most local health food shops.

Wonderfully the result was that for the cost of just a bag (I didn't have time to get to a green grocers for a locally grown bunch on this occasion) of Kale, I now have these.

Ingredients

200g kale (I used a bag of curly kale)

Olive oil

Sea salt

Freshly cracked pepper

1. Wash the kale and leave to dry COMPLETELY otherwise you will end up with soggy kale 

2. Preheat the oven to 160c

3. In a large bowl toss the kale with salt, pepper and enough oil to coat all of the kale thinly

4. Spread the kale out over two or three baking trays and cook in the oven for 8-10 minutes, turning once. Keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't catch and burn

TIPS:
*The first time I did this I put far too much salt on them so use it sparingly as you can always add more after they have baked
*Make sure to eat them quickly as they don't store for very long before going soft

Super simple. Super yummy. Supper green.