Kale Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Pecorino Cheese

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Kale Mashed Potatoes by angela roberts

I had a conversation with a girlfriend recently. She decided to give a man a chance that maybe in another season in her life wouldn’t have been considered. As she talked about his qualities, she realized that nice matters more, honesty matters more, and decency matters more. I call it that moment where maturity grabs at what is life giving. I think this is what drew me to kale when in another season in my life, I passed it over. Now I want it every day several times a week.

I methodically purchase two bunches of kale every week. Today it finds mashed potatoes. Not just any mashed potatoes.  Last year I gave you my no-lump perfect mashed potato recipe and it’s a no fail winner. I use a ricer, which is a must (and a cheap kitchen tool) and I also lay out some extra tips for mashed potato perfection in that post that are not included here.

I prefer the Lacinato kale, also known as dinosaur kale,  but if you can’t get that, the curly kale is fine too. Don’t confuse kale with spinach, as spinach will saute down to nothing, but kale stays fairly firm and more substantial, another reason I love it.

This is also a good way to doctor up those left over mashed potatoes from a holiday meal.

If you are looking for more delicious, tested in my kitchen kale recipes, you might want to make this Tuscan kale salad with almonds, this kale and green olive frittata or if you like runny eggs as much as I do, pair poached eggs with kale and get major, healthy deliciousness.

So tell me, have you adventured beyond kale chips and discovered the beauty of this sturdy green?

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Kale Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Pecorino Cheese

Turn ordinary mashed potatoes into something special by adding sauteed kale and freshly grated pecorino cheese
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • olive oil for cooking kale and for drizzling
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 bunch of kale with ribs removed, chopped
  • 2 pounds white potatoes peeled (some love yukon golds for a creamier texture.
  • 2-4 tablespoons butter
  • 6-8 tablespoons whole milk
  • salt ground white pepper
  • dash nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino cheese

Instructions

  • Saute garlic in olive oil in small frying pan, just until golden. Add in kale and saute turning frequently until wilted. Set aside.
  • Peel potatoes, and cut into quarters and cut again. Rinse in cold water. Put just enough cold water in pan to cover potatoes by two inches.
  • Add teaspoons salt. Bring to boil and then simmer until fork tender. (This is good time to saute kale).
  • Drain and put back into pot and add butter. Season with salt and pepper. Scald milk.
  • Smash potatoes with fork or old fashioned masher tool and add a few tablespoons of hot milk and three tablespoons of the butter. Mix with a wooden spoon.
  • Take through the ricer and return to the pan. Turn the heat on low and add the rest of the milk a little at a time and use wooden spoon to stir.
  • Add nutmeg. Stir again. Add in last tablespoons of butter and pecorino cheese.
  • Taste and season again with salt and pepper if necessary.
  • Add in sauteed kale.
  • Serve with drizzle of olive oil.

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 My Most Popular Kale Dishes

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14 Comments

  1. Angela, this reminds me very much of a dish I beg Wouter to make every few months. A mash of potatoes, kale. butter and cheese. It is a traditional Dutch dish which has lots of my favorite foods. I really like your discovery of kale and love the Pecorino addition. Happy Holiday this coming week.

  2. Love the analogy between kale and relationships in first paragraph.

    I enjoy kale too but I think it’s only recently because it was not a readily available vegetable in local markets before a couple of years ago.

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