Sweet Potato and Kale Sauté
What I’ve learned about cooked kale is that you need to make the perfect sauce. A lemon-mustard sauce with a touch of sweetness from diced sweet potatoes complements cooked kale nicely!
Yield: Servings: 4-5
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauté
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (4 cups)
- 2 Tbsp vegetable broth
- ¼ cup cup onions, diced
- 1 bunch kale, chopped (6-7 cups)
Lemon Mustard Sauce
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup reduced- sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 Tbsp water
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. In a pot, cover potatoes with water and cook over medium heat until potatoes are soft but not mushy. Drain.
- 2. In a medium skillet, combine the vegetable broth, onion, and kale. Cover and cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until kale softens.
- 3. Add potatoes to skillet.
- 4. In a saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients and cook over medium heat until it thickens.
- 5. Gently stir 6 Tbsp of sauce into the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes, adding up to 2 Tbsp of additional sauce if necessary.
- 6. Serve warm.
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