Crunchy Kale Chips are a great substitute for potato chips or popcorn. My youngest daughter and I love them. We like the Kale Chips sprinkled with some cider vinegar just before serving.

I love potato chips. How I have missed potato chips and popcorn on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. While I was at the Weston A Price Foundation Kamloops Chapter meeting on October 9, 2012 Maureen Lefebvre’s sister introduced me to Crunchy Kale Chips. I must admit I became a convert overnight! Who would have thought kale could taste so great?

Please remember that there will be a meeting of the Weston A Price Foundation Kamloops Chapter on the second Tuesday of each month. Please call Maureen to confirm you are coming. If you can’t come, call anyway and tell us why you can’t come. We would like to find a time and location that is good for everyone.

When: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (Second Tuesday of Month)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: 1831 Shumway Rd, Kamloops, BC (Just past the Barnhartvale Hall)
Contact: Maureen Lefebvre at 250.573.6017

The video for the WAPF meeting will be the second hour of The Oiling of America. There will be a discussion after the video. If you cannot make the meeting but would still like to see the video, here is an full online version. We hope you can make it for the meeting and discussion.

Crunchy Kale Chips

10-12c organic kale leaves, remove the stems
4-6T organic extra virgin olive oil
2-3 large pinches of sea salt
1 organic bird’s eye pepper (optional)
organic cider vinegar (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350F. Remove the stems of the kale and compost or feed to the animals. If the kale leaves are very large, rip the leaves into two or three pieces and put in a large bowl. Drizzle the olive oil all over the kale pieces. The trick is to make sure each piece is completely covered with olive oil. Use your hands to rub each piece until completely coated. Put the kale into a large glass baking tray and sprinkle with sea salt and the hot pepper. Cook the kale for 30 minutes and turn over the kale. Cook for another 15 minutes. Do not over cook the chips. When the chips are mostly dry you can turn off the oven and just let the chips sit in the warm oven to cool or you can leave the chips on the stove-top. Both methods will ensure very crispy chips. When you are ready to eat your cooled chips try sprinkling some organic cider vinegar on top.

Here are the chips half way through the cooking process. Remember to use a timer and stir the chips every 5 minutes. Let the chips cool for a crispy chip. Sprinkle chips with cider vinegar before serving.