I always used to be worried about eating kale The only times I had eaten it, it had been a bit tough and squeaked on my teeth I couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about It may be a superfood but it wasn’t very palatable and, according to my parents, it was something that was only given to farm animals. I stuck to spinach and cabbage. How wrong I was to limit myself!
Now I know how to prepare and use it there is no more squeaking and I use it in so many ways though my favourite way is when it is eaten with pasta, either as part of a sauce or, as it is here, in a meatball. In fact, these meatballs are a great way to introduce kids to kale as it isn’t obvious. Continue reading