Kale and silverbeet layer cake

Have you ever heard of kale and silverbeet layer cake? Followers on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram will have seen a lot of leafy green vegetables being eaten by Yummy Lummy lately. My GP has told me to go low carb (low carbohydrate) and focus on leafy green vegetables.

Kale and silverbeet layer cake made with Coon cheese and mozzarella plus nuts and seeds. A meat-free treat after a big day of eating. 

Kale and silverbeet layer cake

Dedicated to iron metabolism

Mainly because in humans and bacteria, iron metabolism confuses a lot of people

Leafy green vegetables like spinach, silverbeet, and kale are rich in iron. A lot of people have trouble interpreting iron studies when their GP refers them to a pathologist for iron studies as part of a multiple biochemical analysis on their serum.

I grew up in Queensland and had the privilege to be taught a lot of medicine by Professor Lawrie Powell, AC. Prof. Powell was well known internationally for his expertise in the disease hæmochromatosis. Hæmochromatosis is a genetically inherited disease and results in an iron overload situation which results in liver failure. Managing patients with hæmochromatosis involves therapeutic venesection.

Some bacteria like Yersinia enterocolitica which causes mesenteric adenitis and diarrhoea can be laden with siderophores which bind iron (Fe3+) and draws the iron inside the bacterial cells which enhances growth and reproduction. Not something you want from a pathogen. People with iron overload states need to be careful about infections caused by bacteria with lots of siderophores.

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Recipe

Kale and silverbeet layer cake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Faffing
5 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
Kale and silverbeet layer cake made with Coon cheese and mozzarella plus nuts and seeds.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: Coon cheese, Kale, Meat-free, Mozzarella, Spinach
Servings: 1 Hungry Human Macrophage
Calories: 500 kcal
Author: Gary
Ingredients
Kale and silverbeet layer cake
  • 2 leaves Kale
  • 2 leaves Silverbeet
  • 1 handful Coon cheese Donald Trump hand size
  • 1 handful Mozzarella cheese Donald Trump hand size
  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Peanuts crushed
  • 6 Cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 teaspoon Iodised salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper freshly cracked
  • 1 teaspoon Red curry paste
Instructions
Kale and silverbeet layer cake
  1. Preheat an oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
  2. Take kale and silverbeet leaves from the stems/stalks and soak in some cold water. You want to do this so as they kale and silverbeet cooks in the oven the water boils, and creates steam to cook the kale and silverbeet as well as everything else in the baking dish.
    kale and silverbeet
  3. Using butter or some vegetable oil, wipe the inside of the baking dish in the hope that it will prevent kale and silverbeet from sticking to the inside of the baking dish. You can wipe the outside of the baking dish with butter and/or oil too but that would be stupid. Your choice though.
    butter
  4. In a mixing bowl add grated Coon cheese, grated mozzarella cheese, a tablespoon of the red curry paste, some sunflower seeds, some pumpkin seeds, some crushed peanuts, a teaspoon of iodised salt, and a couple of teaspoons of freshly cracked black pepper. Mix everything well.
    Coon cheese mozzarella cheese
  5. In the lubricated baking dish start layering in the kale, cheese mix, and silverbeet.
    kale and silverbeet
  6. Add as many layers as you want. It’s your choice how much you want to eat.
    Kale and silverbeet layered with cheese
  7. On the top layer add some halved cherry tomatoes with the cut surface facing up. Sprinkle some grated Coon over the cherry tomatoes and season with iodised salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
    Kale and silverbeet layered with cheese and tomatoes
  8. Cook in the oven for about 20 minutes.
    Kale and silverbeet layered with cheese and tomatoes cooked
Plating up bit
  1. Eat the meal out of the baking dish or put the cooked product onto a plate, it’s your choice, eat like an animal or a civilised sapien
    Kale and silverbeet layer cake
  2. Garnish with some chopped parsley
  3. If you want to, you could serve this with some meat.
  4. I reckon sous vide duck breast would be ideal.
  5. A steak would be nice too, especially if it’s juicy, moist, and tender.
  6. Tonight though, I’m eating this meat-free and alone.
  7. If you wanted a little animal flesh, you could have added some bacon pieces between the layers of the kale and silverbeet.
  8. A little goat’s cheese on top would also be a nice touch.
Blogging bit
  1. Shoot a photograph and a short video because Google now wants video on recipe cards.
  2. Eat the meal.
  3. Wash the dishes (hint, wash as you cook, it makes life easier).
  4. Write the recipe.
  5. Write the blog post.
  6. Hit publish and hope this blog post gets shared on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Disclaimer

I have no culinary training nor qualifications. This post is not intended to convey any health or medical advice. If you have any health concerns about anything you read, please contact your registered medical practitioner. The quantities are indicative. Feel free to vary the quantities to suit your taste. I deliberately do not calculate energy for dishes. I deliberately default to 500 Calories or 500,000 calories because I do not make these calculations.

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Questions and answers

Surely this isn’t enough for a meal?

I had a big breakfast and a large lunch. For breakfast I ate some wilted spinach, a steamed egg, some bacon pieces, melted Coon cheese and a couple of avocado cheeks.

For lunch I had a tin of corned beef, a stick of celery, a tin of corn kernels, a handful of spinach leaves, and a handful of Coon cheese.

This layer cake of kale and silverbeet was more than enough.

Could this be eaten cold?

Sure, it could be eaten cold. I’m not sure I’d eat it after it was refrigerated overnight, but you could if you were hungry enough.

Could it be reheated and eaten as leftovers?

Definitely. I’d eat it reheated. I’d love to eat it wrapped in puff pastry but that’s not low carb.

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Final thoughts

  • Do you like kale and silverbeet?
  • What would you eat this with if you were hungry enough?
  • Would you like this layer cake wrapped in puff pastry?
  • Have you heard of the disease hæmochromatosis?

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17 Responses

    1. Thanks very much, Summer. Sorry for the delay in replying. This comment first went to spam and I just found it. Silverbeet leaves are lovely when wilted or raw but when cut thinly. The stems can also be used. Lots of fibre in the stems, but the stems can be a bit chewy.

    1. The good thing is these days, so much more is known about it and in most people, the disease can be managed somewhat. I hope the treatments aren’t too arduous for your brother-in-law.
      I expect if you and Mr NQN consider baby NQNs, you should be referred to a pathologist for testing by your GP.

  1. Wipe the outside of the dish… hahahaha! love it. Love the “Trump” sized handfuls too. I’ve got to admit I’ve not given Kale too much time in the spotlight, but I should, for me. Hubby is rattling with his Warfarin so an overload of leafy greens ain’t too cool with his clotting status but that shouldn’t stop me from dabbling. Plus the leafy greens are looking so good at the markets this time of year. Thanks Gaz.

    1. Thanks, Kirsty. Yea, please be careful with hubby. For you though, have fun with kale and silverbeet. I didn’t get into leafy greens as a kid. I regret this now. I hope no one is offended by my measurement descriptions 😂

  2. Your dinner looks and sounds delicious. I haven’t seen silver beets here, but red beets are available, so your idea will be used as inspiration 😀

    1. Hi there, Irene, it’s great to see you here. I hope you’re feeling a lot better now.

  3. Donald Trump hand-sized!! I’m not a big fan of kale but if you take the stalks out it is okay… I’ve heard of haemo-whatsit. Am I right in thinking the condition is thought to have developed in iron age (no pun intended) populations years ago because of food scarcity in northern climes such as Ireland, so people had to be able to use iron more efficiently?

    1. I think that theory has some basis. There are lots of families with hæmochromatosis in Australia and it’s a common cause of iron overload.

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