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Dinosaur Kale with Almonds and Golden Raisins
Ingredients
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1 pound kale, Dinosaur or Lacinato, about 2 bunches
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1 large leek, cleaned and chopped
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1 clove garlic, left whole with skin on
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1/4 cup dry white wine, vegetable broth or water
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1/2 cup water or vegetable broth
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1/4 cup golden raisins
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1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
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1 dash hot sauce
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1/4 cup almonds, dry-roasted, chopped
Preparation
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Thoroughly wash the kale and strip it off the stalks, discard the stalks. Chop into bite-size pieces.
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In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil and wine to boiling. Add the chopped leek and garlic, cover and turn down the heat and simmer for 5 minutes . Increase heat to medium-high, add the water, bring to a boil. Add the kale, raisins, and salt, tossing to coat it with the liquid.
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Continue to cook, covered, about 8 more minutes until the kale turns a darker shade and becomes tender, but not mushy. Drain off any remaining liquid. Remove garlic,squeeze it from its paper shell, chop and return it to the kale mixture.
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Toss well and serve with chopped almonds sprinkled on top.
