Wilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe (2024)

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This southern-styleWilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe is fabulous for making the most of your fresh garden greens this season.

Here in the south we have uniqueculinary terms.

For instance, sautéed greens orwilted greens are often referred to askeeledin the southern states. (Killed.)

It’s not uncommon for a granny to serve up keeled spinach or keeled collards at any given meal.

The idea is to sauté and wilt the greens in butter or bacon grease until they reducedown tosoft silky leaves.

My mother use to make wilted spinach this way with butter and a drizzle of vinegar. As a child, keeledwas the only way I would eat my spinach.

Today we’recelebrating this classic southern technique with a Wilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe sprinkled with sesame seeds.

My kids love this kale recipe so much they ask for it on regular occasion. Believe it or not, even a few of my friends’ children have asked for myWilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe.

“Ms. Sommer, will you make us the sweet greens?” one asked recently.

At my house, if you ask for kale you get kale, without hesitation.

ThisWilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe starts with butter, honey and garlic (and a little water.) Warm the mixture and add roughly chopped kale leaves to the pot.Cover to helpthe kale to start to wilt, then stir and cover again for just a few minutes.

Viola!Keeled kale in just minutes.

The combination of garlic, sesame seeds, and rich honey butter is hard to resist. Even to the most determined non-veggie eaters.If you ever wanted to trick your picky relatives into eating their greens, this is the way to do it.

P.S. You can use this recipe with any greens that come your way by garden overload or CSA box. Keel your mustard greens, swiss chard, even beet greens with honey butter!

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