Dinosaur cabbage, also called lacinato or black cabbage, sautéed with garlic and olive oil and served with poached baby potatoes.
Check out these Hank’s Eggs in the Nest Baby Potatoes. Perfect for spring! ~ Elise
I made this dish on a whim. Elise and I went to the market and I saw pretty lacinato kale and beautiful colorful baby potatoes. I knew I had to combine them somehow, and I loved the idea of ”eggs in the nest,” especially for Easter.
I’m cooking the potatoes in broth here, which looks wasteful, but it’s not: you can reuse the potato-infused broth in another recipe. It is ideal as a base for polenta or rice.
Dinosaur cabbage with baby potatoes
Try to find the smallest potatoes you can find for this recipe. It will still be fine with larger potatoes, but you’ll lose the pretty “eggs in the nest” effect.
ingredients
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2 cups vegetables or chicken broth (use vegetable broth for vegan option)
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2 cups water
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1 lb baby potatoesdifferent colors
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3 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oildivided
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1 lb dinosaur Kale or Swiss chard, roughly chopped
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3 cloves garlicchopped
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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper or to taste
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Grated zest from one lemon
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lemon juice taste
method
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Boil potatoes:
Bring the broth and water to a boil and add the potatoes. Turn the heat down to gently simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20-30 minutes.
Drain (you can save the broth and water to cook rice or polenta later) and brush the potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Salt well and set aside.
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Sauté kale, add garlic, red pepper flakes:
Heat the remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes. Add the kale, turning to coat with the oil as it wilts.
Add the garlic and mix everything, then add the red pepper flakes and some salt and black pepper. Stir-fry this for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and cover the pan. Wait 2-4 minutes before uncovering.
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To serve, mix the lemon zest with the kale:
Place a “nest” of kale on the plate and arrange the baby potatoes in the center. Squeeze some lemon juice over everything right when serving.
Links:
Salt Crusted Baby Potatoes – From 101 Cookbooks
Sauteed Dinosaur Kale with Garlic – by No Recipes
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 347 | calories |
| 13g | Fat |
| 57g | carbohydrates |
| 10g | protein |
