Kale Colcannon
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:14pm

Ingredients




4 mediums potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 cups chopped kale
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chopped onions

Preparation

1 Cook potatoes in a pot of boiling water until tender; drain, reserving water. 2 Place potatoes in a large bowl and mash potatoes with a hand masher or put through a ricer. Add 2 tablespoons butter, milk, salt and pepper to potatoes and gently mix until combined. 3 Add chopped kale to the reserved potato water. Cook 6-8 minutes or until tender. Drain well and chop. 4 Meanwhile, sauté chopped onions in 2 tablespoons butter on medium-high until slightly brown. Add to potato mixture and combine. 5 Serve hot.

About


This is a variation on the traditional Irish Colcannon, which is typically made with cabbage instead of kale.