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Kale seems to be a love it or hate it kind of a green. For some, the curly leaves speak of raw salads, hearty bean soups, and green smoothies to come. For others…not so much. Or maybe you just need the right dish to make you fall in love.

Kale is a proud member of the cabbage family, which accounts for its rather strong, forward flavor that borders (and sometimes tips over into) bitterness. It grows in a bunch with the leaves fanning out from a central stem and with a rib running down the middle of each leaf. Those edible leaves vary in color from light green to nearly purple depending on the variety, though they are universally coarse, thick, and fairly tough.

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