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I just got a Vitamix. Thank you Airmiles! 🙂 As a result, in just one day I made a variation on this recipe, guacamole, salsa, and black bean burgers. And, of course, a kale-based smoothie. The good news is that I’ve made this recipe once before, in my pre-Vitamix life, and it worked just fine. I used my Nutribullet, but a food processor would have been a better choice, as I almost broke it.

This recipe is from Alive magazine with my own small variations in brackets.

Kale and Hemp Spread Recipe

I feel like you can get healthier just by reading the title of this recipe. 🙂 It’s good to top on veggies or crackers, or as an add to a wrap or sandwich.

Ingredients
  • 2 cups lightly packed kale leaves, washed and dried (I make sure to remove the stalks, as those are bitter, and I prefer dinosaur kale as it’s less bitter than curly kale)
  • 1/3 cup hemp hearts
  • 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
  • 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (I don’t like hot spicy, so I prefer paprika or skip it altogether)
Instructions
  1. Combine everything in a food processor or powerful blender.
  2. Alternate pulsing the mixing and scraping the sides so that everything gets chopped and mixed.
  3. You may need to add a bit of water to help smooth the spread, but make sure to only add a bit at a time.