Living hundreds of miles away from one of my best friends is hard. Especially since, if given the option, we would both prefer to have a Friends sitcom-style arrangement where we wander in and out of each others’ homes constantly and are always having fun together. We do what we can to keep our connection strong, including visiting as much as is realistically possible and texting all the rest of the time. One particular evening recently we were flipping through the same cookbook while chatting via text, and we agreed we simply had to make these kale toasts together.
A couple of weeks later I visited her during Memorial Day weekend and we made sure to include these in kale toasts in our cooking plans. They are irresistibly delicious and even better than I had imagined while reading the recipe. I’m sure cooking and drinking with my BFF (bestie? bae? I’m getting old) had something to do with it, but these made for a truly perfect cocktail hour snack along with our Aperol spritz!
These are pretty dang easy to make and by the way, did I mention how incredibly cool kale looks while it is on the grill? I can’t get over it. It’s important to note that the leftovers keep amazingly well and I highly recommend enjoying for breakfast the following day. I have tried the leftovers of the assembled toasts as well as with the topping and bread stored separately and I think both are delicious. The assembled version obviously lose the crisp texture of the bread, but it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Either way, you can’t go wrong. Enjoy!