Vegetarian kale rolls
ingredients
5 ounces water, cold
12 ounces lentils, dry
8 ounces butternut squash, fresh
12 ounces sweet potatoes, fresh, 70-80 count
8 ounces yellow onions, fresh, diced
8 ounces red peppers, fresh, diced
1 ounce garlic, chopped in oil
1/4 ounce chili powder, mild
1/4 ounce salt, table, iodized
1/8 ounce cumin, ground, plastic shaker shelf stable
1 1/2 ounces curry powder, plastic shaker
12 ounces kale, fresh, local
12 ounces cauliflower, fresh, white
Relish, curried tomato onion (see below)
1 ounce olive oil, extra virgin, for salad
8 ounces yogurt, plain, organic
8 ounces walnuts, halves and pieces, raw
For curried tomato onion relish
4 pounds yellow onions, fresh, diced
1/4 ounce salt, table, iodized
1/8 ounce pepper, black, ground, restaurant grind, fine
1 ounce chili powder, mild
1/4 ounce cumin, ground
1 1/2 ounces curry powder
1/8 ounce pepper, cayenne, ground
4 pounds tomatoes, fresh, grape
8 pounds water, cold
2 pounds tomato puree, extra heavy, canned
preparation
1. Complete the recipe for curried tomato relish (see below). Set aside for later use.
For the curried tomato relish
1. Sauté onions in olive oil over medium heat. Add salt and pepper. Sauté until lightly browned, about 7 to 9 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in all the dry spices and sauté for 2 more minutes until fragrant.
3. Cut half of the grape tomatoes in half, leaving the other half whole. Add to the mixture in the kettle and stir well. Add the tomato puree and water. Cook for about 10 minutes. The relish mixture is done when it is thick enough to coat a spoon.
2. Use only larger kale leaves to make rolls. Reserve any remaining kale for lentil filling mixture. Wash kale, put in perforated 2-inch line pans, and steam for 5 minutes.
Remove the center rib from each kale leaf after steaming, leaving the leaf whole and uncut at the leafy end.
3. Steam lentils in a covered 2-inch half pan until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Wash and dice all vegetables into small 1/2-inch diced pieces. Fresh cauliflower should be riced in a buffalo chopper or food processor. Chop reserved fresh kale from step one (not used for rolls). In a steam kettle, add olive oil and sauté dry spices for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add garlic and all vegetables and cook for 5 minutes. When lentils are finished steaming, add to kettle mixture and mix well.
5. Divide the completed tomato relish product in half (reserve half for later). Use the first half of the relish and add to the kale roll mixture in the kettle and mix well.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cover 2-inch line pans with parchment paper to prevent kale rolls from burning. Take steamed large kale leaves and use a 4-ounce scoop of lentil mixture to fill the center of the leaf starting at what was the stem end. Fold the sides in and roll up the kale leaf to enclose the filling. Place the kale rolls side by side in rows—stem side down. Lightly brush olive oil over the top of the kale leaves. Cover with saran wrap, then foil, and bake for 20 minutes or until rolls reach 145°F. Do not overbake or kale will darken and become mushy.
7. Take the reserved second half of tomato relish and divide in half again. Half will be sauce for the top of kale rolls, and the second half to be added to a robo-coupe to be pureed for the yogurt garnish sauce.
To plate
Add 2 kale rolls to plate side by side, top with 2 ounces of tomato relish. Add yogurt to the remaining tomato relish and puree in a robo-coupe until smooth. Pour yogurt sauce into a pastry squeeze bottle for garnishing kale rolls.
To garnish
Toast walnuts in the oven at 350°F for 3 to 5 minutes. Cool and chop. Using a squeeze bottle, top the kale rolls with drizzled yogurt tomato sauce in a zig-zag pattern. Add 1 teaspoon of toasted chopped walnuts to the top of kale rolls for garnish.