How to Freeze Kale

How to Freeze Kale

suzy on Jul 30th 2015

Kale...do you love it?  Do you hate it?  It's healthy we can't deny that...so give it a shot!  I personally use it in smoothies and it's a great way to get nutrition!  We grow it in the garden so it's helpful to freeze so we can use it all year long! 

In a nut shell, you harvest, you wash, you blanch (2 min in boiling water), you soak in ice water, you drain, you freeze....easy peasy!

Harvest your Kale wash it in the sink with water

Blanch your kale, by submerging in boiling water for 2 minutes

After the 2 minutes is up, transfer the kale from the boiling water into a bowl of ice water for about 2 minutes (save the boiling water for the next batch)

Then you can either lay it out to dry, or put it in a salad spinner. I just dried it a bit in a towel then put it in the zip lock freezer bag. You can use a vacuum sealer if you have one, or do what I did. Zip the bag closed all the way except for one little opening big enough for a straw. Stick the straw in and suck all the air out, then zip it shut all the way.

Then label your bags and stick them in the freezer! All done!