I always love connecting with chefs that are experienced in creating tasty meals from healthy food choices, while taking into consideration what those foods are doing for the body. Chef Christina Wokowsky of My Vegas Chef, LLC (www.myvegaschef.com) works with a variety of clientele, including professional athletes. She shared the recipe below, noting that it contains two great, nutrient dense vegetables – kale and sweet potatoes, that are both anti-oxidant rich and anti-inflammatory foods.
Kale provides an excellent source of vitamins B6 and C, carotenoids and manganese. It is also a very good source of vitamins B1, B2, and E, fiber, iron, copper, and calcium. Sweet potatoes are rich in carotenes (precursor of vitamin A) and are an excellent source of vitamins C, B2, B6, E and biotin. They also provide good amounts of manganese, folate (folic acid), copper and iron, contain pantothenic acid and are rich in dietary fiber.
Now if that doesn’t motivate you to eat well for your health and performance, just try out the recipe for the variety and taste alone!
Curried Kale
2 bunches kale
1 large onion cut in half, then thin rings
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ inch piece ginger, grated
1 tomato, small diced
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 Sweet Potato, peeled and cubed
1 tsp raw Agave Nectar
Salt, pepper to taste
2-3 tbsp Coconut, Olive, Canola or Grape seed oil
Directions:
-Tear the kale leaves along the rib; discard the rib then chop the kale leaves with a rough chop.
-Sauté the onion in the oil on a medium flame. Once nice and soft add the ginger and garlic till the aroma is released.
-Add the spices and continue to sauté for about a minute.
-Add the tomato and sauté for another minute or so.
-Add the chopped kale and Sweet Potato. At this point you may need to add a bit more oil.
-Sauté for a few minutes then add a bit of water (1/4 cup). Add the Agave Nectar.
-Cover and turn the heat to low and cook for about 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are done.
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS:
-To make it heartier you can add a nice organic chicken or turkey sausage with a lot of flavor in it (habenero, etc, etc) to make it a one dish meal.
-You can also use chicken stock or vegetable stock
-Red Bell Pepper works really nicely in this recipe as well.
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