Roasted Kale with Garlic, Red Pepper Flakes, and Lemon

Name: Roasted Kale with Garlic, Red Pepper Flakes, and Lemon
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 pound curly, kale, stemmed and torn into 1½- to 2-inch pieces (12 cups); 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, grated lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2022

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SERVES4

TIME30 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We used the curly variety for this roasted kale because it retained some volume and featheriness, even when cooked. After tearing the leaves into large pieces and rinsing them, we spun the leaves in a salad spinner to remove most of the exc...

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