Air Fryer Kale with Cheese & Pine Nuts

This one is a perfect summer’s side dish. It’s cooked in an air fryer, saving you from heating your home by using an oven and having all the right flavors.

The air fryer kale with cheese and pine nuts is easier to make than any other side dish. Just dip kale in oil, salt, black pepper, air fry, and toss with goat cheese, pine nuts, and lemon juice. That’s it.

How to Treat Kale Before Coating It with the Seasoning?

Remove the thick stems from the kale leaves before cooking. Pluck the leaves to peel them off. Discard the stems. Then wash and dry the kale leaves completely using paper towels. To avoid soggy chips, the kale should be as dry as possible.

Are Kale Chips Made in An Air Fryer Healthy?

Kale chips are not only healthy but a nutrient-dense snack. They are high in calcium, manganese, copper, and potassium while low in calories and carbs. Kale is high in vitamins A, C, B6, and K, making it an excellent culinary vegetable. Because air frying uses very little oil, your kale chips will have significantly few extra calories or fat.

What Is the Shelf Life of Air Fryer Kale Chips?

Air-fried kale chips will not survive long and will lose some crispiness when stored. If you happen to have any leftovers, they’ll only last a day or two before becoming too soft to eat. While the flavor will remain, you will lose the crunch of the “chip.”

Some Other Variation of Seasoning in this Recipe:

• Old Bay seafood seasoning
• Everything bagel seasoning
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Coconut oil, nutritional yeast, and salt
• Parmesan cheese and chopped pine nuts
• Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, and sea salt
• Cayenne pepper, salt, and a dash of lemon juice
• Chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder

• More Side Dish Recipes

• Air Fryer Garlicky Spinach 
• Air Fryer Braised Mushrooms 
• Air Fryer Parmesan Cauliflower 
  

  Air Fryer Kale with Cheese & Pine Nuts

  -food kale gets a decadent touch from goat cheese and pine nuts…

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  Prep Time 15 mins

  Cook Time 15 mins

  Total Time 30 mins

  Servings 4

  Calories 281 kcal

  Ingredients

    

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  • ▢ Non-Stick Cooking Spray
  • ▢ 1 lb fresh kale tough ribs removed and chopped
  • ▢ 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ▢ as required salt and ground black pepper
  • ▢ ½ cup goat cheese crumbled
  • ▢ ½ cup pine nuts
  • ▢ 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

  Instructions

   

  • Grease the Air Fryer Basket with cooking spray and then slide inside.  
  • Adjust the temperature of Air Fryer to 340 °F to preheat for 5 minutes.
  • In a bowl, add the kale, oil, salt and black pepper and mix well.
  • After preheating, arrange the kale into the greased Air Fryer Basket in a single layer.
  • Slide the basket into Air Fryer and set the time for 15 minutes.
  • After cooking time is finished, remove the kale from Air Fryer and immediately, transfer into a bowl.
  • Stir in the cheese, pine nuts and lemon juice and serve hot.

  Nutrition

  Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 8gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 298IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg

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