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February 23, 2012

Cheesy Kale Chips

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Cheesy Kale Chips

I tried cheesy kale chips for the first time at the Organic Garden Cafe in Beverly, Massachusetts and was instantly smitten with their faux-cheese taste and crispy-chewy texture. The method and ingredients used to create the coating on these chips are simple: a raw cashew base is blended with roasted red peppers, nutritional yeast, a bit of raw tahini and salt, then applied to the kale. A dehydrator then transforms that viscous coating dramatically, giving it a smooth melt-in-your-mouth texture, which perfectly compliments the developed crispiness of the kale.

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Cheesy Kale Chips

CHEESY KALE CHIPS


  • Author: olivesfordinner.com
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
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Ingredients

  • large bunch of curly kale, washed and dried very well
  • 1 cup soaked raw cashews, soaked in water overnight, then rinsed and drained
  • 7 oz. prepared roasted sweet red peppers
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 2–3 TB raw tahini
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Remove the kale leaves from the ribs, and rip into pieces. Set aside.
  2. Place the soaked cashews into a small food processor and blend until smooth. Add in the remaining ingredients, then blend well again.
  3. Coat the kale pieces with the cheese mixture as desired. (I was very heavy-handed with the coating on these, which just covered the entire bunch of kale. If you would like a lighter coating, you can cut the coating ingredients in half, or double up on the kale.)
  4. Place the smothered kale into a food dehydrator at 130 degrees for 9-10 hours, or until a desired crispiness is reached.

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Filed Under: Green, Small Bites, Vegan Cheese Tagged With: cashews, homemade vegan cheese, kale, nooch, tahini

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  1. Caitlin says

    February 23, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    can you believe i still have never tried a kale chip?? these look absolutely delicious and the cheese looks amazing. i reeeeally need to make these!

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  2. Maria Rose says

    February 23, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    So simple and I just got a dehydrator!

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  3. erinwyso says

    February 24, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Thanks Caitlin! Warning — these are so addictive. I consumed over half of them while Jeff was doing photos — and then consumed the other half the next day. Glad they are really just kale, cashew and red pepper — no guilt! : )

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  4. erinwyso says

    February 24, 2012 at 12:39 am

    Maria, I love my dehydrator! This is my first time using it, and I wish I had gotten one sooner — such a nice little appliance to have around! I hope you enjoy yours.

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  5. Elisabeth says

    February 25, 2012 at 4:42 am

    OOOOOOOOh, I love kale in any form and shape and this looks beautiful !

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  6. Mary Banducci says

    May 16, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    These look so delicious! My mother makes kale chips all the time and I recently just got a dehydrator. We've never tried a cheesy version! Yum!

    Reply
  7. Gil zukcocatering says

    November 11, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    I have a catering business in Israel. I am so inspierd from this wonderful dish.
    Thank you from Israel

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