Creamed Kale with Crispy Shallots

Name: Creamed Kale with Crispy Shallots
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1-2 large bunches kale, stemmed, blanched and chopped; 1/2 stick butter; 2 clove garlic; 2 shallot; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1 cup stock; 1 cup milk; 2 T cream cheese; 1/2 tspn garlic powder; 1/2 tspn paprika; 1 tspn whole grain mustard; zest and juice from 1/2 lemon

1 step

Prep:20minCook:15min

Rich, creamy and so comforting, but the crunchy shallots really make this one!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:47:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories253.5 kcal (13%)

Total Fat17 g (24%)

Carbs20.2 g (8%)

Sugars6.5 g (7%)

Protein8.4 g (17%)

Sodium225.6 mg (11%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 buncheskale

stemmed, blanched and chopped

0.5 stickbutter

2clove garlic

2shallot

¼ cupall purpose flour

1 cupstock

1 cupmilk

2 Tcream cheese

0.5 tspngarlic powder

0.5 tspnpaprika

1 tspnwhole grain mustard

0.5lemon

zest and juice from

Instructions

Step 1

-Stem the kale, then blanch in well salted water for 2 minutes. Strain and rinse with cold water then dry it well and chop into bite sized pieces and reserve. -To make the crispy shallots, slice one shallot very thin, ideally on a mandolin then place in a pan with a bit of oil on very low heat. cook slow and low for about 15-20 minutes until fully brown and crispy, then strain and cool on a paper towel. -On medium heat, melt the butter then add the remaining shallot and garlic and cook for a few minutes until soft and just beginning to change color. -Add the flour and cook for one minutes, then add in the milk and stock and stir well. Cook this on medium-low heat until it has thickened well then add the chopped kale, spices, cream cheese and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Stir well and cook on low heat for 3-5 minutes then stir in the lemon juice and zest and transfer do a deep serving dish. -Garnish with a sprinkle of crispy shallots just before serving and enjoy!