Kale with orange and sesame (FODMAP friendly)

We had steaks for dinner tonight and made a kale dish as a side. It was very simple, blanched kale, diced orange,  orange zest, lemon juice, sesame oil and sesame seeds.

This recipe below is portion controlled to a FODMAP diet. Please feel free to use any additional ingredients you may like.

Recipe is as follows:

(Serves 2 as a FODMAP recipe)

Ingredients

• 2-3 cup of chopped kale (Monash University: only trace amounts of FODMPAs were detected in Kale. Eat freely and according to appetite)
• zest of 1 orange
• 1 orange, peeled, diced (Monash University: FODMAPs were not detected. Eat freely and according to appetite)
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• juice of 1/4 lemon
• a little cooking oil and salt for blanching

Method

• Bring a large pot of water to boil, add cooking oil, salt and kale; bring the water to boil again, give the kale a quick stir and turn off the heat; drain the kale with a colander, raise under cold water until the kale is at room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, mix kale, sesame seeds, orange zest, orange, lemon juice, sesame oil; toss and ready to serve; garnish with a little more sesame seeds if desired, perhaps a pinch of sea salt.

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