5 Minute Creamy Kale

Large bowl of creamy kale with a juiced lemon and a bottle of olive oil in the background

This recipe for 5 minute creamy kale is going to become one of your go-to side dishes for dinner! It's so simple to make and only has a few ingredients! Vegan, Whole30, paleo, gluten free, grain free, low carb and allergy friendly!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword creamy kale, lemony kale

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 5

Total Time 7

Servings people

Calories 116kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Cost $2.24 Recipe/$0.56 Serving

Ingredients

1 pound kale, chopped $1.50
1/2 lemon, juiced $0.21
1 tbsp nut butter (almond butter, tahini, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter) $0.23
1 tbsp olive oil $0.22
1/2 tsp sea salt $0.03
1/2 tsp garlic powder $0.05
2-3 tbsp water $0.00

Instructions

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat.
De-stem and chop the kale into bite size pieces.
Add 1/2 tbsp. olive oil to the pan.
Add the chopped kale to the olive oil and stir well.
While the kale is cooking down, make the sauce by combining the rest of the olive oil, nut butter, lemon juice, salt and 2 tbsp. of water in a small bowl. Stir well until combined.
Pour this mixture over the kale and stir well. Cook 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp. of water if needed. Serve hot.

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Notes

What nut butters can you use in this recipe?

Almond butter
Tahini
Sunflower seed butter
Cashew butter
Walnut butter

What other greens can you cook this way?

Collard greens, thinly sliced
Chard
Spinach
Arugula

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