Best Sesame Kale Recipes

SESAME KALE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 4 teaspoons sesame oil, 3 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce, 2 teaspoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a large bowl. Chop 1 bunch kale, add to the bowl and toss to coat; let stand 10 minutes. Add 3/4 cup chopped roasted walnuts and 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds. Season with pepper.

SESAME KALE CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200 degrees.
• In a large bowl, drizzle kale with oil, lemon juice, and sesame seeds. Season with salt. Toss until evenly coated.
• Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and, using a spatula, flip kale leaves over. Return to oven and continue cooking until kale is dry and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes more. Let cool completely.

COLD SESAME NOODLES WITH BROCCOLI AND KALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss broccoli with grated garlic, sambal oelek, 1 Tbsp. vinegar, and 1/4 cup oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned in spots, 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk scallions, ginger, sliced garlic, 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, and remaining 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup oil in a large bowl. Add kale; toss to coat. Let sit at room temperature at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain; rinse under cold water. Add noodles and warm broccoli to kale and toss to coat. Divide among bowls and top with mint, sesame seeds, and more scallions.

SESAME GINGER KALE AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the apple into thin matchsticks. Peel and segment the orange and cut each segment in half crosswise.
• Put the kale in a large bowl. Add most of the apple, orange, chow mein noodles and almonds. Pour in the Asian Style Sesame Ginger Dressing and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Top the salad with the reserved apple, orange, chow mein noodles and almonds.

KALE-SESAME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring the soy sauce, maple syrup, red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 cup water to a boil in a wide saucepan. Add the chicken in a single layer; reduce the heat to medium low. Cover and simmer, turning occasionally, until just cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate (reserve the liquid). Let cool, then shred.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Add to the liquid in the saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon (reserve the liquid). Let the potatoes and liquid cool.
• Cut the apples into matchsticks. Peel the cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and thinly slice. Combine the apples, cucumber, kale, sesame seeds, chicken, sweet potatoes and sesame oil in a large bowl. Toss with the reserved cooking liquid and the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with the peanuts.

SESAME-KALE CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200 degrees.
• In a large bowl, drizzle kale with oil, lemon juice, and sesame seeds. Season with salt. Toss until evenly coated.
• Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and, using a spatula, flip kale leaves over. Return to oven and continue cooking until kale is dry and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes more. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

SMOKED SALMON QUICHE WITH KALE AND BASIL, AND SESAME SEED CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Toast the sesame seeds in a small dry frying pan over medium heat until fragrant and golden. Tip onto a plate and leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, grease an 8-inch straight-sided, loose-bottomed flan or cake tin (1-inch deep) and set it on a baking tray.
• Once the sesame seeds are cool, tip them and the remaining pastry ingredients, along with 3 tablespoons of water, into a food processor. Whiz together until they form damp crumbs.
• Alternatively, to make by hand, put the flour and butter into a large bowl. Pick up bits of the mixture with the tips of your fingers and rub your thumb into your fingers to blend the ingredients together, allowing it to fall back into the bowl. Keep doing this until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir the sesame seeds through. Lightly beat the egg in a small bowl and stir into the crumbs really well with a small knife until it starts to form lumps.
• Add 3 tablespoons of water to bring it together.
• Dust a clean work surface with a little flour and tip the dough out onto it. Bring it together into a smooth ball then roll it out to the thickness of that of a nickel (about 2mm) to give a roughly 8 2/3-inch circle (slightly larger than the diameter of the tin).
• Carefully lower the pastry into the prepared tin, easing it against the bottom and edges. Use a small, sharp knife to trim the excess pastry off the top rim, using bits of the excess to seal up holes or cracks if necessary. Scrunch up a circular piece of baking parchment a little larger than the tin, then unscrunch and sit it in the pastry crust. Tip in ceramic baking beans or dried beans and bake for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Heat the oil or butter in a medium pan over a low-medium heat. Add the onion and cook down for about 10 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, beat the crème fraîche, yogurt, and eggs together in a large bowl until combined. Stir in the kale, season, and set aside.
• After the pastry has been cooking for 20 minutes, remove the paper and beans and return the pastry crust to the oven for a further 5 minutes or until the pastry is cooked, the base is sandy to the touch, and it looks lightly golden brown.
• Once softened, remove the onion from the heat and leave to cool. Once cool, stir into the kale mix.
• Once the pastry crust is cooked, remove from the oven and pour in the kale mixture. Arrange the smoked salmon on top. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the salmon is catching colour and the quiche cooked through to the centre. Remove and allow to cool a little. Carefully remove from the tin, cut into quarters and top with freshly torn basil.

SESAME KALE GLOW BOWL

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; saute red onion until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add kale, broccoli, tempeh, and garlic; saute until kale is wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons water, tamari, lime juice, Dijon mustard, ginger, black pepper, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl; pour over kale mixture and cook for 2 minutes.
• Spoon quinoa into serving bowls and top with kale mixture.

TUSCAN KALE WITH SESAME OIL

Steps:

• Rinse kale; shake dry, leaving some water clinging. Heat olive and sesame oils in a large skillet over medium heat. Add kale; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, tossing occasionally, until just tender, 7-10 minutes.
• DO AHEAD: Kale can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

KALE WITH SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• Wash the kale, leaving it a little wet. Discard the stems and tear the soft leaves into bite-sized pieces. Mince or chop the garlic (your preference). Heat the sesame oil in a large pot or skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic to the hot oil until the kitchen smells delicious. (This should take under one minute.) Add the kale and water to the garlic and oil, and cover. Let it cook for about a minute, then stir the kale and re-cover. Cook for about 2 more minutes, and when the kale is wilted, stir in the soy sauce, sesame seeds, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper.

CALCIUM RICH SESAME KALE SALAD

Steps:

• Chop or tear Kale leaves, slice mushrooms, and halve tomatoes. Set aside.
• To prepare dressing first grind sesame seeds into a powder using a coffee grinder or blender. Add remaining ingredients and blend smooth.
• Arrange prepped vegetables on serveware and top liberally with Sesame Dressing. Or toss all ingredients in a mixing bowl before serving.
• * The Sesame Dressing is delicious with kale by itself. Also great on top of raw broccoli florets. Yummo!

SESAME KALE

Steps:

• Remove the stems and coarsely chop the kale. Heat the olive and sesame oils on medium-low in a large, deep-sided skillet or saucepan. Saute the garlic for about 20 seconds, stirring , and add the kale and toss. Stir in the water and cover. Steam until the kale reaches desired state f tenderness, about 5-10 minutes. Spread on a platter. Sprinkle with dark sesame oil and rice wine vinegar to taste.

KALE-SESAME SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, and sesame oil. Season with salt. Toss with kale; sprinkle with sesame seeds.

EMERALD SESAME KALE

Steps:

• Heat oils over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add chopped kale and saute for 4 minutes. Sprinkle water over kale if it sticks to the pan. Add tamari and sesame seeds. Stir to incorporate well.

SESAME NOODLES WITH KALE

Steps:

• While you are bringing a large pot of water to a boil, hold bunch of kale together, slice off and discard thickest part of stem (about 1 inch). Still holding kale in a bunch, slice remaining stems and leaves as thin as you can.
• Set kale in sinkfull (or large bowl) of water and swish vigorously to remove any grit. (Repeat this process with fresh water if kale seems especially sandy.) Lift out kale, place in colander and rinse thoroughly.
• When water has come to a rolling boil, add pasta and cook for 5 minutes less than cooking time indicated on package.
• Add kale stems and leaves in a few batches, pressing down with back of large spoon to submerge each batch. Continue cooking, uncovered, over high heat until kale and pasta are tender, about 5 minutes. (Kale tends to remain on top of pasta. Press it under water from time to time with back of large spoon.).
• Drain pasta and kale and return to pot. Add sesame oil and tamari and toss with fork. Taste and add more sesame oil and tamari if necessary. Add sesame seeds and toss again. Serve hot or at room temperature.

SESAME KALE GLOW BOWL

Steps:

• Garlic: Minced
• Kale: De-stemmed & Torn
• Tempeh: Chopped & Crumbled
• Lime: Squeezed to taste
• Ginger: Minced or Powdered
• Combine: 1 cup quinoa with 2 cups water in pot, bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer for about 15 minutes or until water is absorbed.
• Small Sauce Pan: melt coconut oil on medium high heat, add red onion and saute for 2-3 minutes; add garlic, kale, broccoli and tempeh, saute for about 3 minutes.
• Small Bowl: combine soy sauce, water, lime juice, dijon mustard, ginger, pepper, sesame seeds. Add mixture to sauce pan with vegetables and mix til well combined; cook 2 minutes
• Once quinoa is finished scoop it into 2-3 bowls and top with vegetable mixture, add extra soy sauce as needed.

SCALLION FISH WITH SESAME KALE

Steps:

• For fish:
• Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon chopped ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer ginger to a small bowl; mix in soy sauce, lemon juice, sesame oil, and sugar. Set sauce aside.
• Line a large steamer basket with scallion whites, cilantro stems, and sliced ginger. Set scallion greens and cilantro leaves aside.
• Using a small knife, score skin side of fish at 1" intervals; season with salt and place in steamer, skin side up. Set steamer in a large pot filled with 1" of simmering water and cover; steam fish until cooked through, 6-8 minutes.
• For sesame kale and assembly:
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add kale, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook, tossing occasionally, until leaves are tender and bright green, about 2 minutes. Mix in kimchi, if using, and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce over fish, top with reserved scallion greens and cilantro leaves, and serve with sesame kale.

SCALLION FISH WITH SESAME KALE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 Tbsp. chopped ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer ginger to a small bowl; mix in soy sauce, lemon juice, sesame oil, and sugar. Set sauce aside.
• Line a large steamer basket with scallion whites, cilantro stems, and sliced ginger. Set scallion greens and cilantro leaves aside.
• Using a small knife, score skin side of fish at 1" intervals; season with salt and place in steamer, skin side up. Set steamer in a large pot filled with 1" of simmering water and cover; steam fish until cooked through, 6-8 minutes.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add kale, ½ tsp. salt, and ¼ cup water. Cover and cook, tossing occasionally, until leaves are tender and bright green, about 2 minutes. Mix in kimchi, if desired, and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce over fish, top with reserved scallion greens and cilantro leaves, and serve with sesame kale.