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Agrodolce Kale on Ricotta Toast

Kale slowly wilted with toasted garlic, then tossed with vinegar-plumped golden raisins and chile for a sweet-sour finish, piled on grilled bread spread with whipped ricotta and scattered with walnuts.

  • YieldServes 2
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total1 h 58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 45 mlwhite wine vinegar, 3 tbsp
  • 40 ggolden raisins, about 1/4 cup
  • 60 mlextra-virgin olive oil, for cooking the kale
  • 1 clovegarlic, smashed and peeled
  • 225 gkale, preferably lacinato (Tuscan), thick ribs cut out, leaves torn into big pieces (about 1/2 lb)
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • ¼ tspdried chile flakes
  • 30 mlextra-virgin olive oil, to finish the kale, plus a thread for serving
  • 2 slicesbread, grilled
  • 30 gwalnuts, lightly toasted, roughly chopped (about 1/4 cup)

Whipped ricotta (a third of a batch)

  • 125 gwhole-milk ricotta, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 pinchkosher salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 20 mlextra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Kale
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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