If there is a vegetable that deserves redemption, it may be kale.
For years, many have viewed it as a garnish, but this crunchy leafed vegetable has earned new respect among foodies, chefs and farmers.
"People have run the other way from kale," says Tara Hamilton, owner of Revive Cafe, an organic raw vegan restaurant in Fresno. "But it's because they don't understand how to use it. And that is changing."
What people are learning, and what many have already known, is that kale is one of the most nutritionally dense foods you can buy. It's high in vitamins K, A and C and packed with calcium and iron.
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