These Potato Kale Latkes will hit the spot at Hanukkah, or any time of the year, and they’re more nutritious than traditional latkes thanks to the addition of chopped kale.
When cooking instructor and author, Catherine Walthers, sent me a copy of KALE, GLORIOUS KALE for review, I proceeded to add a sticky note to just about every recipe in this gorgeous cookbook. I love kale for its versatility, flavor, and nutrition, and now I have 90 new recipes to make for my family … all featuring KALE.
Yes, dear readers: This book is a dietitian’s dream come true!
The book highlights how to buy and store kale, how to cook it, how to blend it into smoothies, what varieties to look for at the farmers’ market, and so much more.
Hmmm. What to make first from KALE, GLORIOUS KALE? How about this Kale Granola?
Or this Roasted Cauliflower and Kale side dish …
Or Cathy’s Potato Kale Latkes with Dill Sour Cream.
The trick to adding the kale to latkes is to remove the leaves from the stems, wash and dry, chop, and then massage with olive oil. The massaging softens the leaves, which essentially pre-cooks them.
- 3 cups kale (stripped from stalk, finely chopped, rinsed and dried)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled
- ½ cup finely minced onion (about ½ onion)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- Olive oil, peanut oil or butter, for cooking
- ½ cup sour cream or yogurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Place the kale in a large bowl and add the 2 teaspoons olive oil and two pinches of salt. Massage the kale for 2 to 3 minutes. If it seems moist, use a few paper towels to absorb any excess moisture.
- Either grate the potatoes with a box grater, or quarter them lengthwise and use the shredder attachment on a food processor. You should have about 6 cups. Place the grated potatoes in a bowl of water for 10 minutes or so. Line a second bowl with a clean kitchen towel or two layers of paper towels. Lift the potatoes out of the water a handful at a time, squeezing out the water with your hands over the soaking bowl as you go, and place in the clean towel or paper towels. Save the bowl with the soaking water and potato starch, and let the starch settle to the bottom (this might take a few minutes). Squeeze the towel to soak up any excess moisture from potatoes, getting them as dry as possible. Add the potatoes to the kale, along with the onion.
- Pour off the water in the soaking bowl, leaving the starch at the bottom of the bowl (there will be up to 4 tablespoons). Add the eggs and flour to the starch and mix with a fork. Add this mixture to the latkes. Season with salt. (Sometimes I cook a test latke to help find the right level of salt.)
- Heat one or two large skillets (nonstick work nicely) over medium-high heat and coat the bottom with about a tablespoon of olive oil or a combination of olive oil and a little butter. Pack a ¼-cup measuring cup with the potato mixture. Unmold into the skillet and place another few scoops of the mixture in the pan, without crowding, gently flattening each with a spatula. Panfry until each latke is golden, then gently flip and cook the other side, 10 to 14 minutes in total. Repeat with the remaining latke mixture. Place the latkes on a paper towel-lined baking sheet in a 200 degree F oven to keep warm, until ready to serve.
- Serve with sour cream mixed with the chopped dill and horseradish, with salt and pepper to taste.
We love my sister-in-law Gina’s recipe for soup using kale, sweet potato, and low fat kielbasa. My niece’s husband Peter is a HUGE kale fan, and I’d love to give him a copy of this book!
I haven’t had latkes in so long – love the kale in these – going to have to check out that new cookbook. I’m a big kale eater.
I was JUST saying to myself how I needed to use up some kale and latkes have been on my mind! This would be perfect 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Kale is the best! I love it every way! I always end up with way to much though so I freeze it ripped up in a plastic bag for smoothies!
I normally eat kale raw, as a component in a salad.
We LOVE kale chips. But my favorite way to enjoy kale is on a warm summer day, I go out to the garden, harvest the kale, process it then cook it with some onion. When that’s all cooked down i will add some chopped garden fresh tomatoes and homemade chicken broth. It’s amazing, I’m drooling just thinking of it.
OH yum – can’t wait to try these – love me some latkes.
Thanks Deanna.These latkes are a labor of love! Enjoy 🙂
We love kale! I have used kale in many salads just recently with chopped Brussel sprouts, clententimes, and pomegranates with a orange flavored dressing. Yum! I feel better too eating kale. The cookbook looks wonderful!
Valerie, that recipe sounds awesome. Where did you get it? Happy Hanukkah!
My favorite way to use kale is in a hearty vegetable soup! I would love to expand my kale horizons by reading this cookbook.
Yum, these kale latkes sound so good! I love that you added kale to make them healthier. Hope you’re having a great weekend 🙂
I love it in soups…
I make a lot of simple kale salads with crumbled goat cheese and whatever nuts I have in the freezer and would love to try all of Cathy’s recipes!
Love making Kale chips!
I replace the lettuce in my work lunch sandwich with kale! Not only does it taste better, but it leaves me with a full feeling all afternoon. What a great
extra!
I’m excited to try a kale and Gruyere breakfast strata for Christmas morning
I would love to “sneak” kale into my cooking so my kids and husband don’t know they are eating healthy!
My twin sister shares with me the kale she grows in her garden in Moorhead, MN. I would love to give her this cookbook so we can venture past salads, which is primarily how we use it. I am so impressed by diversity of kale I am seeing here -the potato latkes look delicious!
Our favorite way to eat kale is to make kale chips! The whole family loves kale chips!
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I love kale in smoothies and making kale chips 🙂
My family loves kale chips. I get a fair amount of kale in my CSA. Last night I made a Cooking Light recipe for a kale caesar quinoa salad with roasted chicken (a dietitian’s dream!)
I love Kale all ways, much to the dismay of my children.
My favorite way is a kale salad with raisins and silvered almonds. Yum.
I usually eat make cold and marinated but will try thiso
Gotta try this latke recipe! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love making kale chips… and using it fresh in a chopped salad with apples and pecans (gotta “massage” it first!). Always looking for more ideas so this cookbook looks terrific.
My most recent favorite kale salad is simply curly kale, halved toy box tomatoes, sliced green onions, cubed Greek feta and toasted pine nuts with Dijon balsamic vinaigrette – crave worthy. : )
I have only tried kale once and it was a nice soup and it wasn’t that I would be up to trying it again maybe I’ll win this cookbook.
I absolutely love kale!! It’s so tasty when cooked down and full of nutrition. My favorite way of eating it is cutting the leaves into bite-sized pieces, tossing it in some olive oil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and thinly sliced garlic, and popping it into the oven until it gets nice and crispy. Soooo tasty!!
We love kale chips!
My family loves kale chips.
Loved this episode. Everything sounded yummy. And I love kale chips!
I like kale with pasta, tomato sauce and parmesan cheese.
I love Kale because not only is it healthy for you, but it’s also very versatile. You can pretty much put it in any dish and it tastes great!
So far Kale chips are our favorite but I have been adding Kale to soups and sautees.
Love kale because it’s hardy versatile and easily found locally
I love Kale! My favorite way is juiced.
I love sauteing kale with a variety of other veggies (onions, mushrooms, broccoli, peppers, squash, etc) to encourage (or sneak) it into my kids, especially the big husband one!
My family began eating kale last year.. It was introduced under secret, in soups and stews.
I actually use kale for smoothies, salad, soups, & I would love to know how to use it more!!! 🙂
I love to use kale. The best soup is kale, homemade chicken broth, chicken sausage, onions, carrots and puréed chickpeas to thicken. Me family loves this soup. I also add kale to smoothies, eggs and we make yummy kale Parmesan chips. I would love this book.
My fav way to eat kale is in potato kale sausage soup. Baby kale especially good! Also love baby kale sautéed with eggs & a bit of melted cheese. Yum!!!!
kale chips is all that I have tried so far! Excited to try more kale recipes!
I love Kale and can’t wait to try the Latke recipe.
I am new to kale and i just put it in salads right now. would love to win to broaden my kale horizon.
I love kale! I make skillet kale chips. I love kale in hash. I want to try Alton Brown’s Christmas Soup with kale and kielbasa. Happy new year, ladies!
Thanks Kristin! Happy New Year to you too 🙂
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Some yummy kale recipes:
Wild Rice Gratin with Kale & Swiss
http://kristinsfavoriterecipes.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/smitten-kitchen-wild-rice-gratin-with-kale-and-swiss/
Kale Tart
http://kristinsfavoriterecipes.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/victoria-gaisfords-kale-tart/
Eating Well’s Kale & Potato Hash
http://kristinsfavoriterecipes.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/kale-potato-hash/
Actually, I’ve been off my kale kick & can use some inspiration to get back on.
Steamed under grilled veggies!!
Kale – what’s not to love! Looks beautiful growing in a pot on your patio and tastes great in a salad, smoothie or basic kale chips. Here’ are two recipes I created:
Kale Banana Smoothie at: http://food.unl.edu/fnh/banana-kale-smoothie
Baked Kale Chips at: http://food.unl.edu/fnh/baked-kale-chips
Yum! We can’t get enough kale. 🙂