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Garden full of rapa greens |
I have been dying to try baked Kale chips, but I forgot to buy Kale today! My truck won't start and my neighbor was nice enough to take me shopping, and I forgot. I have no way to get back to the store for Kale, however, I do have a garden full of what we call Rapa, and what I think other people call Rapini. I ran out and picked some.
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Rapa Greens |
Washed it. Dryed it. Put it on a pizza pan, spritzed it with olive oil spray, and put it in the oven at 200 for 10 minutes.
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Baked Rapa |
There it is in the oven, crispy and ready.
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Baked Rapa |
Here it is in the bowl. I sprinkled it with a bit of salt, bit into one...and the verdict:
Yummy but insubstantial. It's like biting into a fall leaf; a paper thin dry leaf; the kind that crumbles into pieces when you touch it. Now, I've never actually bitten into a fall leaf, so I'm guessing here,lol. The taste was surprisingly good, but there was hardly any chew factor. I picked big leaves but I should have picked smaller ones because fitting the entire rapa leaf into my mouth would have been easier and neater, lol.
I did enjoy them; they were yummy and a healthy substitute for chips, but I wanted something more substantial, more there. I haven't yet tried Kale chips so for all I know they're like bites of nothing too. I would definitely eat these Rapa chips again because they were so tasty, but I'd have to make a lot more than two pans full because they are definitely not filling, lol. Next time I think I"ll try sprinkling them with some garlic and parmesan cheese.
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