Sautee it with onion or garlic (if you eat those) and add a splash of vinegar when done cooking, the vinegar cuts the bitterness. Raw, salads are great mixed with fruit and I second the kale "chips" totally addicting.

Really, do ANY vegetables taste all that great boiled? Also, make sure you're removing the ribs.

I generally saute kale and it's delish. Another way is to marinate it. My pre-paleo recipe was 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 vinegar, 1/3 cup orange juice and splash of soy sauce. Let it sit for at least 4 hours, but overnight is better. Even people who don't like kale like this.

My families favorite way to eat kale is raw. The kids DEVOUR it. The key to eating it raw is to massage olive oil into every leaf. The massaging of the leaf is "cooking" it. Then you can use your imagination. Dice up red onion, avocado, sprinkle with sea salt and cayenne. It is divine and even better the 2nd day. This may not be the exact recipe that got us started making this stuff (at least once a month), but it is close. We usually don't do the lemon juice or tomato, but I think the first time we made it we did. We rarely cook it because every time we get it we like the salad, but if we do, it is usually the kale chips!

http://goneraw.com/recipe/avocado-kale-salad

I sautee onions and garlic and kale in butter or bacon grease, then scramble eggs into it. Even my toddler will eat kale when it's in scrambled eggs.

you must cook it within a day or two of when you bought it to avoid the bitterness, and make sure to buy from a grocery that has high turnover.

i steam it or cook it in a pressure cooker with some bacon for flavor. it comes out delicious. add some coconut oil or ghee on top. plus some seat salt.

I put it in a blender with an apple/pear and raspberries~ yum!

Lacinato Kale is my absolute FAVE - oh man, Lacinato, lemon, shallot, Maldon sea salt - YUM. My suggestions: Kale chips. Chiffonade and add to a big bowl of greens and treat just like salad. Saute with whatever you like - shaved garlic and lemon juice is a solid. Steam the leaves and use as a roll-up. Chop up, season, and stuff a chicken, or any meat for that matter, with the mixture - add a few nuts, super good. Slice into an omelet. Add to soup. Acid is always a key ingredient so definitely utilize. Oh! I've used the leaves to wrap burgers in as well. Faux bun! Have fun :)

Kale chips, saute kale or steam it to serve with sauce and meatballs. Also, kale is great in soups. I make a kale and sausage soup in the winter that my husband requests!

I love cooking with kale but noticed it hasn't been looking that great in the foodstore so I didn't buy it. Make sure when you get it it's fresh and not all wet!

I either simmer it for awhile with some bacon, onion, and a little vinegar, or juice it with apple, lemon, and carrot.

Saute it in bacon grease...toss with bacon bits and either vinegar or, my favorite, juice from a pickle jar.

Curly Kale can be quite a different beast than other varieties. It tends to be a bit less edible raw to me. I usually chop up some bacon, render it, and throw in some onion and the kale, with ribs removed. Add a splash of vinegar right at the end and cover and it'll soften up perfect.

I've heard the kale chips (as others have described) can be fantastic.

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=recipe&dbid=281 The Healthy Breakfast Frittata is awesome too.

i save the stems and spines for soup; chop it up before you toss it in the pot.

I chop the kale, boil it to soften it up a little. Only takes a few minutes so watch out for over cooking it. When its done, run it through a collander. Then I cook some bacon and then add some garlic and onions and the kale. Sea salt to taste.

I add it to stews in the crock pot or to chicken soup in the stock pot.

I sautee mine in ghee (butter,) garlic and onions and sometimes I add an egg or two and make a kale scramble. It's super yum.

Kale is also delicious in Fritattas with Sausage. You can also throw some raw in a smoothie for some green power, though I wouldn't do it all the time because of the oxalates.

Ditto on the Kale Chips. If you sprinkle some nutritional yeast on them after baking them, it makes them extra delish. I bake my kale Chips in Bacon grease or Ghee. Mmmmmmmmmm

the more bitter the better - like broccoli-rabe - saute in garlic and onion w olive oil - it's fantastic - just had some yesterday!! LOVE IT!!! I personally wouldn't ruin the taste by making "chips" with it!

This is my favorite: http://www.janespice.com/recipes/esalen-kale-salad

I skip the sprouts and seeds if I'm not into them at the moment. I'm not sure if Bragg's Liquid Aminos are Paleo, but they sure make this salad taste awesome.

For Dino kale, my hubby sautés it with red onions and apple cider. He throws some dried cherries in at the end. A little sugary but soooo good. For regular kale we make a soup with chicken broth and cut up sausage. (and I think some other stuff...) The kale balances the spicyness really well. For some reason that recipe wasn't nearly as good with Dino kale. I tried sauteing kale in bacon grease but it ended up tasting too... Heavy? Sorry, I'm not much of a cook or foodie, so I let my hubby handle it if it's more complex than broiled meat and steamed veggies. :)

This just popped up in my Facebook feed and I believe it is relevant to the initial question: http://www.theperennialplate.com/recipes/2011/06/raw-kale-salad-with-bacon-and-egg/

Of course, you can pull out the raw honey if that is not part of your lifestyle :)

Hands down - I make kale chips. I can even get my kids to eat them!

http://www.thewholekitchen.com/kale-chips/

Going to try Kale for the first time after reading all your comments. Thanks. I grew it my garden this year because it was different.

I just had this the other night and it was surprisingly delicious. The coconut does not overwhelm; the onions tone it down quite a bit. And instead of red pepper I added a pinch of nutmeg. It was GOOD!

http://www.thehungrywife.com/vegetables/coconut-cream-kale/

(of course if your Primal/lacto-Paleo heavy cream does the trick as well!)

I can usually do the "saute some onion & garlic, toss in the kale, add some water, when finished dress with a little vinegar or lemon juice" thing, or put it in a scramble. However, if my tastebuds or stomach are steering me another way, I cook kale, or any greens actually, Indian-style. Do you like saag paneer for example? I made basically the same thing without the paneer and used up some kale and chard I had in the fridge and it was so good. This works for collard greens, fenugreek greens (methi), all kinds of greens (I've done it with chickweed and lambs-quarters too). This recipe looks about right, I tend to improv: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/saag-paneer-spinach-with-indian-cheese-recipe/index.html You don't have to finish with dairy if you don't eat yogurt. You can put a couple of tablespoons of cashew, macadamia, or almond butter in at the end to smooth it off.

Boil kale and carrots in water, then add it (and remaining water) into blender with milk and 2 or 3 tsp of DEXTROSE (not sugar)

Make a delicious green smoothie!

Mike

I usually just eat it raw in a salad, mixed with various vegetables and a fat source (coconut oil; avocado; fish) for optimal nutrient absorption. Sometimes I sauté it.

Kale chips are tasty but I can't be bothered to make them myself. Occasionally I buy this brand: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natashas-Living-Food/101596996491?id=101596996491&sk=app_184217821649480