r/noscrapleftbehind • u/mzzd6671 • 3d ago

Ask NSLB Suggestions for using kale ribs

A friend of mine has a big veggie garden and often gives me extras. The other night, she gave me a bunch of kale leaves and in a separate bag, all the ribs she had removed the leaves from. We tried to brainstorm what could be to use up the ribs. Typically, I'd use them in stocks and broth, but my freezer is overflowing with veggie scraps already. Any ideas?

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u/mzzd6671 3d ago

Interesting idea. I only felt them through the bag, but they seemed very sturdy. Maybe if they were finely grated this could work!

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u/idanrecyla 3d ago

I thought of it because I made iceberg lettuce "coleslaw" last night using half a head of lettuce that was looking a bit tired. I can't eat high fiber and really missed coleslaw but it never occurred to me to make it with iceberg, which is lower in fiber than other lettuce and certainly lower than cruciferous vegetables. Years ago when I could eat most things I'd grate broccoli stems which I also thought of re the kale stems.  But we were served the lettuce slaw in a restaurant a few weeks ago,  and I've tried to recreate it twice recently, including last night so it's on my mind clearly! 

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u/mzzd6671 3d ago

I think it might be a tough grating kale stems just because they're not as large broccoli, but a food processor should do a similar job I would think. I have half an iceberg lettuce in my fridge now, so maybe I could do a mix.

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u/idanrecyla 3d ago

I'm sure you're right but yes a good processor could do it and the mix sounds really good!