Dinosaur Kale
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Description/Taste
Like many of the vegetables planted at Windrose Farms "Dino" Kale is a classic Italian variety. Its leaves are super-savoyed, long and narrow with a striking blue-grey color. It is one of the most robust and vigorous growers in the kale family.
Seasons/Availability
Planted as a winter crop, it can be harvested (picked) continuously throughout the winter season.
Current Facts
"Dino Kale" is known for its winter-hardy resilience. Interestingly, once it survives a frost it is even more sweet and tender.
Nutritional Value
Like its cousins in the cabbage family, kale is packed with health-promoting sulfur compounds, and it has been found to have the greatest antioxidant capacity of all fruits and vegetables.
Applications
Dinosaur kale is great simply pan cooked in olive oil with garlic and chile flakes. Zest and juice with lemon and coarse sea salt to finish and eat as a stand alone dish or utilize as a pair for pork dishes or add to a bean-based soup for complimentary flavor and texture.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Dinosaur Kale. One
is easiest, three is harder.
