50 Shades of Green Challenge day 26

Kale yeah!

Head of kale, 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds, 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast, 1 garlic clove, juice of one lemon, 1/4 cup tahini paste and spices-2 teaspoons onion powder, 1 tbsp water, 1/4 teasp salt and optional 1/4 teasp cayenne pepper for kick or Sriracha to bite.

Rip all the leaves off the woody stem. Wash and dry those leaves well. They like to hold onto gritty sand and no one likes that kind of crunch. Compost those stems.

Add all the ingredients (except kale) into your blender and magically turn it into a paste. It will look like thick hummus.
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First I coated the clean and dry kale leaves with about 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Then I massaged (with love) the paste from the blender all over that bowl of yum

Well coated with thick cheesy goodness but not dripping wet or it will be soggy.
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I have a dehydrator so I lie the coated kale on the sheets leaving tons of room for air to circulate. You can also do on cookie sheets in the oven as long as you space the kale pieces out so it doesn't touch each other.  

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Looking good an hour into the drying process. In the oven, you will need to put the oven on your lowest setting either 180 or 200. Bake at that low level for about 2 hours. Try to flip the pieces over about 1/2 way thru. You don't want them to burn but they can't be left soggy so they really need to dry out in the baking process. They are just way easier in the dehydrator but totally doable in an oven!