Best Recipe for Wilted Baby Kale
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 large head escarole, cleaned and chopped into 1-inch pieces
- Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 5 ounces baby kale
- 3 slices toasted bread, chopped, from Spicy Turkey Breast, recipe follows, or 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- 2 teaspoons toasted fennel seed, ground
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup crumbled store-bought cornbread
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino cheese
- 2 teaspoons Calabrian chili paste
- 2 (2-pound) boneless, skin-on turkey breast halves, butterflied
- Six 1-inch thick slices ciabatta bread
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Special equipment: butcher's twine
- Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, garlic, anchovy paste and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until fragrant and toasted, about 1 minute. Add the escarole and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until the escarole is completely wilted and coated in all the flavors of the oil, about 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the lemon zest, baby kale and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss well to coat and slightly wilt the baby kale. Toss with the toasted bread, if using, or the pine nuts, and serve.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix together the fennel seed, salt, oregano, onion powder and smoked paprika in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Mix together the cornbread and milk in a medium bowl. Allow the mixture to soak for 10 minutes. Stir in the sausage, Pecorino and chili paste. Use your hands to mix well.
- Lay the turkey breasts skin-sides down on a cutting board so that they are open like a book. Pat half the stuffing onto each skinless side, leaving a 1/2-inch border, then close each half so the skin sides are up. Tie each turkey breast tightly with 4 pieces of butcher's twine about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart. Rub the seasoning mix all over the turkey.
- Lay the bread on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the turkey breasts skin-sides up on the bread and drizzle the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil over the tops. Roast 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and continue to roast until the skin is brown and crisp and an instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, about 40 minutes more. Allow the turkey to rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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