According to one of our favourite podcasts, ‘Go Fork Yourself’, Kale was 2012’s food of the year.

Kale is packed with vitamin, minerals, and cancer-fighting phytonutrients — it’s also incredibly versatile. It’s great in soups and smoothies and almost everything in between. We add it to our Colcannon potato which we serve with our braised shin of beef.

If you are try to eat more healthily in 2013, then Kale is the perfect ingredient! Below are some fantastic Kale recipes for you to try-

Kale, Apple and Pancetta Salad from Serious Eats

Kale, Olive & Gruyère tart from BBC Good Food

Stir-fried beef with kale and cashews from the Guardian

So with that tempting array of recipes we hope we’ve inspired you to go green for 2013!