Did you know you can massage your food?
Yes, it’s true!
I learned about this a little over a year ago, after tasting a raw kale salad that was definitely more tender than the kale salads I typically made at home.
I wasn’t sure what the restaurant had done to make the greens so tasty.
Before too long, I read about a technique that involved “massaging” your greens. I realized this was the exact process the restaurant had used to perfect their kale salad.
The sky’s the limit here, by the way – you’re not limited to kale.
Just about any greens can be massaged – chard, spinach, collards, arugula, lettuce – you name it.
Why the focus on Greens?
Kale, spinach, swiss chard and the like are the basis for a healthy, well-rounded diet.
Not only do leafy greens add necessary fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants – they are also considered essential to reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and other age-related illnesses.
Add the fact that they’re naturally gluten-free, and you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to include some of these leafy greens on a daily basis.
I’m still fairly new, myself, to introducing some of these nutritional powerhouses into my diet.
For the longest time I was strictly a lettuce and spinach kind of gal, until I decided to expand my horizons.
