Sweet and Savory Kale

  4.4 – 232 reviews  • Greens

This simple but delicious recipe creates a vibrant side dish by combining vitamin-rich kale with sweet and sour ingredients.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  2. 1 small onion, diced
  3. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  5. 4 teaspoons white sugar
  6. 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  7. 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  8. 4 cups stemmed, torn and rinsed kale
  9. ¼ cup dried cranberries
  10. salt and pepper to taste
  11. ¼ cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the mustard, sugar, vinegar, and chicken stock, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the kale, cover, and cook 5 minutes until wilted.
  2. Stir in the dried cranberries, and continue boiling, uncovered, until the liquid has reduced by about half, and the cranberries have softened, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sliced almonds before serving.

Reviews

Tonya Barnett
Love Love Love it!!! Tastes like something from a restaurant
Matthew Nunez
I doubled the recipe and used approximately 2 tablespoons of honey instead of sugar. It was delicious as is for a regular family dinner, but I would use the almonds and cranberries to make it prettier for company.
Christopher Simpson
This was a very good recipe. I don’t think it needs the sugar at all, with dried cranberries which carry a
Chad Gonzalez
Very good! I will be making kale more often now.
Jessica Washington
Great flavor. I toasted the almonds.
John Ho
Delicious! Will make this again.
David Gutierrez
Oh my! This was definitely I great switch up from how I normally make kale…. this will become a staple in my house now. If you like sweet and tanginess of sweet and sour chicken, you are going to love this.
Alexis Edwards
I have made this several times, it’s my go-to kale recipe. It does a good job of tapering the strong taste of kale.
Ashley Walters
agree – first time making kale & this is good. halved sugar as advised…used whole mustard Dijon.
William Johnson
Love, love, love this recipe! In past , I fixed kale like this except never thought about adding cranberries. Wonderful addition. Will definitely fix again.
Brandon Tapia
Delicious! I substituted maple syrup for white sugar and balsamic vinegar for cider vinegar.
Anthony Ferguson
Really great flavors. You only need about a cup of stock though. Had to drain some off. Between the cider, dijon mustard, and raisins, lots of different flavors to enjoy!
Mary Wilson
This was delicious. I used shallots because that is what I had on hand, and I did not use almonds or cranberries. In the future I would use a little less sugar (probably about 2 teaspoons) but overall, this was a good recipe. My fiance doesn’t really like Kale and he enjoyed this. Thanks!
Tara Williams
I reduce the sugar to 1 tablespoon, and took it uptown subbing balsamic for cider vinegar and pine nuts for almonds.
Megan Ortega
I took the advice of other reviewers and reduced the sugar to a tablespoon. I tossed in a bunch of leftover grilled marinated chicken to make it a one-dish meal and my husband really liked it, too. I’m sure it would be very tasty made as written
Jonathan Thomas
I did not continue boiling for 15 minutes, that would’ve made the kale to soggy. Other than that this recipe is delicious one of the best ways I’ve had kale.
Stephanie Roman
It took so long to clean all of the kale and then to have this result. It was SO sweet. What a disappointment.
Sherry Davidson
I added fresh broccoli and carrots. Added color and texture to this great dish.
Noah Price
I loved the mix of flavors and the everyday ingredients you use. No need to buy anything fancy for this recipe. I paired it with pork and it was a great side dish. My kids LOVED it too!
Samantha Martinez
I am trying to eat more veggies and this was really good. Thanks for the recipe..
Kathleen Andrade
I’ve made it a number of times and my family and I really like it. Last night I had about a cup of it leftover from a batch I had made earlier this week, I heated it and then added 2-3 tablespoons of plain non fat yogurt – it was delicious

 

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