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I don't think I'd ever had kale. But in theory doesn't it work the same as lettuce? Just to be a vessel for huge globs of dressing?
Kale is quite more fibrous, it's better cut in strips and blanched in salted water, then it gets softer. I quite like the taste, it's a great winter vegetable, mixed with diced potatoes and carrots for example
Try a rolling pin on Tuscan Kale. Break down the fibers.
Goes great as a Kale Caesar salad with Blackened Salmon.
oh wow this sounds amazing 🤩
Kinnnda, but if you treat it like lettuce you'll be disappointed. It's a lot chewier. Think of it as in between lettuce and cabbage. Unless you're just bunging it in a soup you probably have to do a little more work on it.
I like to "massage" when eating eating raw. That's where you strip the leaves off the stalks and vigorously kneed and scrunch those up with your hands until they're soft to the touch.
Then you can throw in whatever dressing you like. Toasted sunflower seeds and dried cranberries are good at this stage, to really emphasise the toothiness of kale.
It's also kinda like spinach come to think of it. A lot of the same tricks work on it.
We were out of spinach (admittedly, I hate lettuce so I usually use spinach, instead) so I subbed in kale for my lunch sandwich, one time. I thought it worked alright, though.
Your sandwiches sounds willlld
Kale is a lot tougher. I honestly prefer kale stir fry over cabbage stir fry and in salads.
Also kale chips.
Unfortunately, kale has become a super food so it's been kinda expensive.
Thankfully, It's also pretty easy to grow if you have a row available
Kale has a very strong, unique taste and is quite chewy.
You don't add any dressing.