Spicy Cheesy Kale Crisps
Crisped in the oven with a little salt, oil and yeast, these have the texture of crisps, but much healthier fat and more nutrients. Plus they're lower in calories and sugars. Snack away!
Ingredients
- 200 g kale leaves (shredded)
- 0.5 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¾ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F). Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Remove the leaves from the stems of the kale and roughly tear into large pieces, placing in a large bowl. Keep the stems for another meal.
- Massage the oil into the kale leaves with your hands then sprinkle with the spices/seasonings and toss to combine.
- Spread the kale out on the baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and stir gently, then return to the oven to bake for a further 12-15 minutes until the kale begins to crisp. Check the kale every now and then to avoid it from burning.
- Cool for 3 minutes and serve.
Notes
Prep tips:
If you're not a fan of getting your fingers messy in the kitchen (like me!), the rubbing of the oil can probably be skipped, it just helps to soften the leaves a little.
Health tips:
The Nutritional Yeast swaps saturated fats for a more plant based dose of protein (as it's made of yeast).
Eco tips:
Rapeseed oil is pretty much the only one that is grown and bottled here in the UK (from those lovely yellow fields that cover our landscape in the spring). Get an organic Uk version :)
NUTRITION: Amount and (% RDA)
Calories: 99kcal (5%)Carbohydrates: 11g (4%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fat: 5g (8%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Trans Fat: 1gSodium: 346mg (15%)Potassium: 601mg (17%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 10596IU (212%)Vitamin B1: 1mg (67%)Vitamin B2: 1mg (59%)Vitamin B3: 1mg (5%)Vitamin B5: 1mg (10%)Vitamin B6: 1mg (50%)Vitamin C: 123mg (149%)Vitamin E: 1mg (7%)Vitamin K: 709µg (675%)Calcium: 154mg (15%)Copper: 2mg (100%)Folate: 33µg (8%)Iron: 2mg (11%)Manganese: 1mg (50%)Magnesium: 50mg (13%)Phosphorus: 97mg (10%)Selenium: 1µg (1%)Zinc: 1mg (7%)
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