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All hail kale. We've got a lot of love for this leafy green. Here are a few of our favourite ways to use it.
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All hail kale. Whether it’s slow-braised, tossed in a pan, or crisped up in the oven, the leafy green adds an extra level of flavour to many recipes.

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Featuring simple side dish recipes like our sautéed Brussels sprouts with curly kale and chestnuts, kale pasta and salad recipes like our ultra-green chopped salad and warming soup recipes, like our one pot minestrone verde that takes under 30 minutes to make, our collection of kale recipes go above and beyond.

We also have impressive main dish ideas like our slow-braised chickpeas with cavelo nero, our show-stopping torta pasqualina and vermentino, and our delicious conchiglione with ragù bianco, anchovies and wilted kale. Plus our easy cheddar and kale pull-apart recipe, primed for snacking and sharing. Serve some of these recipes with an extra drizzle of olive oil.

Here are some of our favourite kale recipes that you simply must try.

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cheddar and kale pull-aparts

Photo: Dean Wilmot

Roast ocean trout with kale, fennel and chickpeas

Photo: William Meppem

Roast barramundi with kale, fennel and broccoli slaw

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Kale chips

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Photo: William Meppem

Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne

Photo: Chris Court

Gnudi with wilted bitter greens

Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Kale and sausage risotto

Photo: William Meppem

Avocado bowl with quinoa, kale and tahini lemon dressing

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Photo: Chris Court

Curtis Stone’s crisp rice bowls with pork, egg, kale and marinated carrot

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken, lentil and kale soup

Photo: Chris Chen & Adam Gibson

Heidi’s kale salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Braised kale with mascarpone polenta

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Photo: William Meppem

Ultra-green chopped salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Conchiglione with ragù bianco, anchovies and wilted kale

Photo: William Meppem

Autumn greens and beans, smoked almonds and garlic

Photo: William Meppem

Barigoule of artichoke, asparagus and kale with scallops and clams

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Photo: William Meppem

Barramundi with cavolo nero and capers

Photo: William Meppem

Bean, cavolo nero and pasta soup

Photo: Dean Wilmot

Braised white beans with chicken and parmesan

Photo: Con Poulos

Braised wild rabbit with salami, cavolo nero and olives

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Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cavolo con le uova (kale with eggs)

Photo: William Meppem

Cavolo nero and Fontina penne

Photo: Con Poulos

Cavolo nero

Photo: Teny Aghamalian

Chicken liver orecchiette

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Photo: William Meppem

Colcannon

Photo: William Meppem

Ditalini, borlotti bean and cavolo nero soup

Photo: William Meppem

Guinea fowl with apples, Calvados and cavolo nero

Photo: Teny Aghamalian

Minestrone verde

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Photo: William Meppem

Nettle and ricotta ravioli with golden raisins

Photo: William Meppem

Pan-fried cavolo nero, salami and borlotti beans

Photo: Geoff Lung

Potato soup with baby cavolo nero and lemon oil

Photo: William Meppem

Rotolo of potato, salami and cavolo nero

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Kale recipes
Photo: Chris Court

Sautéed Brussels sprouts with curly kale, bacon and chestnuts

Photo: Chris Court

Slow-braised chickpeas with cavolo nero

Photo: William Meppem

Stracci with cavolo nero and garlic

Photo: Vanessa Levis

torta Pasqualina and vermentino

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Photo: William Meppem

Wilted greens and potato with cheese sauce

Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Zuppa frantoiana

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