--- title: Best Kale Dishes in the U.S. description: In recent years, dark leafy kale has undergone a spectacular transformation from a humble, overlooked ingredient to the supergreen-of-the-moment whose popularity shows no signs of... canonical: https://time.com/3070860/best-kale-dishes-in-the-u-s/ author: Food Wine article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-01T16:46:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:45.901Z og:title: The Best Kale Dishes in the U.S. og:description: From tahini to pizza og:url: https://time.com/3070860/best-kale-dishes-in-the-u-s/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaed73ef5697072f/69869e1d06f2c1d9ee3302a4/kale-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=550&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 550 og:image:height: 309 og:image:alt: Kale pizza og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Kale Dishes in the U.S. twitter:description: From tahini to pizza twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaed73ef5697072f/69869e1d06f2c1d9ee3302a4/kale-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=550&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Best Kale Dishes in the U.S. > Sponsored content. 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Crisp, pop-in-the-oven kale chips certainly smashed the green’s once-staid reputation—and that was only the beginning. Now enterprising chefs are using kale in any number of ways, from ingenious salads (the sturdy leaves hold their texture well under heavy dressing) to an untraditional topping for pizza. [**Chicago; Los Angeles and Santa Monica:** **_Stella Barra_**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) Mathematician-turned-_pizzaiolo_ Jeff Mahin is no traditionalist when it comes to pie toppings; one favorite combination calls for crispy purple kale, young pecorino, roasted garlic and cracked black peppercorns. [**Miami:** **_Michael’s Genuine_**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) Menus change daily at this Miami favorite, but one recent fixture is its kale and farro salad, accompanied by always-varying shaved market vegetables that might include zucchini, radish and fennel, and dressed with a punchy buttermilk vinaigrette. [**Fort Worth, Texas:** **_Woodshed Smokehouse_**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) Leave it to Texan chef Tim Love to give a meaty twist to kale salad. House-cured _guanciale_ accompanies three varieties of kale, crisp celery greens, smoked_pepitas_ and shavings of Manchego cheese. A lemony dressing made with rendered fat from the _guanciale_puts the salad over the top. [**San Francisco:** **_Bar Tartine_**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) Chef Nicolaus Balla’s tahini—which he prepares with toasted sunflower seeds instead of the traditional sesame—packs an umami punch to kale that’s been quick-wilted in a sauté pan and tossed with torn pieces of the multi-seed-studded Rene’s rye bread from Tartine. Thick house-made yogurt, plus a sprinkling of yogurt powder, add a pleasing tartness. [**New York City:** **_Betony_**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) Chef Bryce Shuman gives crisp–fried black kale a sumptuous accompaniment: seared foie gras with smoked pork hocks plugged into its center. A hock-flavored consommé is poured over the dish tableside. [**_READ THE FULL LIST HERE._**](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-kale-dishes-in-the-us?xid=PS%5Ftime) _More from_ [_Food & Wine_](http://www.foodandwine.com/)_:_ * [21 Kale Recipes](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/kale/1?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [27 Delicious Green Salads](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/greensalads?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [Even More Great Salad Recipes](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/salads/1?xid=PS%5Ftime) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3070860/best-kale-dishes-in-the-u-s/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3070860/best-kale-dishes-in-the-u-s/"},"headline":"Best Kale Dishes in the U.S.","datePublished":"2014-08-01T16:46:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:45.901Z","description":"In recent years, dark leafy kale has undergone a spectacular transformation from a humble, overlooked ingredient to the supergreen-of-the-moment whose popularity shows no signs of...","url":"https://time.com/3070860/best-kale-dishes-in-the-u-s/","keywords":["Living","Food & Drink","Food","kale"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaed73ef5697072f/69869e1d06f2c1d9ee3302a4/kale-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Food Wine","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/food-wine/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaed73ef5697072f/69869e1d06f2c1d9ee3302a4/kale-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kale pizza","caption":"Kale pizza from Stella Barra","creditText":"Anjali M. 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