White Beans and Kale

Apr 17 2010 | by archives | 10 Comments » |
Tags: Eat To Live, gluten-free

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Serves 6

Recipe by: Susan Voisin

I made this last night by adapting a recipe I found on the internet. The original is from CalciYum by David and Rachelle Bronfman, but I’ve changed it enough that it’s now a new recipe.

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans of white beans (great northern beans), drained (about 3 cups)
1 1/2 tbsp. Italian seasoning
6-8 cups chopped kale (about one bunch), thick stems removed
2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp. soy sauce

Sauté the onion in a non-stick skillet for 3 minutes, or until beginning to brown. (Add a little water if needed to prevent sticking.) Add the garlic, beans and Italian seasoning and cook for a further 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and sauté for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve alone or over rice.

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10 Responses to “White Beans and Kale”

1. Ilene Says:

   July 13th, 2012 at 11:07 pm

   Made this tonight with some leftover brown rice. It was very good. I added some red pepper and mushrooms to the onions and at the end added red pepper flakes and some hot sauce. For some reason when I eat kale I always want hot sauce. 🙂
   Will definitely make this again.
   Thanks!
2. Darcy Says:

   September 8th, 2011 at 3:11 pm

   Alexandra – I agree with you about not liking the bitterness of kale. I find that if I boil the Kale, and then sautee in garlic, about 1/4 cup orange juice and the same amount of raisins, it adds a nice sweetness to the Kale. Good luck!
3. Alexandra Says:

   June 10th, 2011 at 5:04 pm

   I don’t recall how I found your blog, but I’m so happy I did. You are bookmarked in my favorites bar.

   I’ve grabbed quite a few recipes from here and added them to my collection (and yes, i always cite the source). 🙂

   This recipe looks good to me, but I don’t like kale. I know I could substitute another green I like – collards, spinach, swiss chard – but I’d rather find a way to enjoy kale.

   Any ideas? I like bitter, but kale is just too bitter for me (as are mustard greens and dandylions).

   Thanks!
4. Alethia Says:

   June 7th, 2011 at 10:58 pm

   Awesome, Susan! I just made this tonight, but made a few fun substitutions you might enjoy:

   Sesame oil
   Braggs Liquid Aminos
   Chili Oil

   I used those in place of the soy sauce, seasoning and lemon.

   Turned out delish! Thanks for sharing your recipes & stay healthy!
5. SusanV (admin) Says:

   August 14th, 2010 at 9:56 am

   Thanks so much, Pasha! And good answer about the beans and kale. Wish I’d said that!
6. Pasha Says:

   August 13th, 2010 at 3:46 pm

   Hi Susan. Firstly, thank you for all the wonderful recipes here and on FFVK. You don’t know this but your sites have helped me to loose the weight that I’ve been trying to shift for years (and I’m very nearly there!!) and, for me, just as importantly, say a final goodbye to cheese! I haven’t eaten meat since I was a child and eggs and other milk products were easy to give up… But grilled cheese on toast remained my very guilty secret until I found your “Cheese Sandwich” recipe. The ‘cheese’ is brilliant on toast and open to dozens of delicious variations – so thank you for helping me to finally go vegan!

   Secondly, the reason I’m posting here is because sites like these don’t need angry comments from people with a far too well developed sense of entitlement!!! The recipes are all free, readers know they are fool-proof because they are offered by cooks with a track record of producing excellent and healthy food! I’m truly grateful XXX

   Thank you Susan!! (You’re know as “The Godmother” in our house because we always consult you first, ha!). Beans and kale are a regular at our house; brilliant with onion gravy!

   P.S. Frank there is nothing “supposedly healthy” here… If you’re unsure about whether a meal based on beans and kale is healthy and delicious then perhaps you need to do some more basic research.
7. SusanV (admin) Says:

   August 13th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

   Thanks, Monique! I use a program called Living Cookbook 2008. If you go to their website, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial (livingcookbook.com).
8. Monique Says:

   August 13th, 2010 at 2:06 pm

   Hi Susan,

   I’m a new blogger, I love your site, THANK YOU for all you do!

   What program do you use to calculate nutrition facts/label?

   THANKS!
9. SusanV (admin) Says:

   August 12th, 2010 at 6:18 pm

   Most of the recipes were user-submitted which means that generous readers shared their recipes, and most of them don’t have software programs to calculate nutrition. I see that this I one I myself submitted back before I had the necessary program, and if you’re really interested in this recipe, I could run it for you. But if you just want to complain, I think I’ll save myself the 25 minutes it will take me to do that.
10. frank yacko Says:

    August 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    WHY can’t these supposedly healthy recipes have the nutrition data to go with such as Sodium, Calories, and the other important information that some of us folks could use to maintain a balanced healthy diet?????????????