Friday 1 February 2019

The Detox Winter Detox - Super Cheesy Vegan Kale Chips

I love kale chips!  They taste so naughty.  Normally I would make them with cashew nuts but for The Detox Winter Detox I've switched to macadamias and they work just as well.

The kale will take a lot of flavour and seasoning so keep tasting the "sauce" until it's right for you.

Ingredients


  • 1 cup macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup water to get the right consistency - it wants to be like cheese sauce: thick and creamy
  • 1 bag of ready shredded kale (wash it well but dry it even better)

Seasonings


  • tsp Himalayan or good quality natural sea salt
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp hot smoked paprika (leave this out if you are doing The Detox Winter Detox)
  • If you are not doing the detox you can also add a little chilli powder to taste

Instructions


Wash your kale and remove all the thick stems.  Make sure you dry the kale well as it will take much longer if its wet.

Toss all the other ingredients (not the kale) into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.  
Add water, a little at a time, until you get the consistency of a cheese sauce. 

If you like strong flavours feel free to amp up the seasonings as the flavour will get diluted once the mix is on the kale. 

Put the kale in a large bowl and pour on the sauce.  Mix it with your hands to make sure all the kale is well covered.  If you have a dehydrator use that otherwise spread the cheesy kale in a thin layer on baking parchment and bake in a low oven checking it regularly.  When the kale is dry on top, turn it over and bake the other side.  It's ready when it's dry and crunchy.  It takes a while to dry out but it's worth the effort. 

I also sometimes make a Wasabi version using Clearspring Wasabi powder, the macadamias, olive oil and water.  It does however take a lot of wasabi to get any heat.

This is a recipe I have made many times but I have not made any recently so apologise there is no picture.

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