Vegan Irish Potato Kale Colcannon
- Easy
- Servings: 6
- Ready In: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 cups
Irish Colcannon is a traditional comfort food, usually made by mashing together hearty potatoes and cabbage. This dairy-free vegan version swaps out the cabbage for a more vibrant green color with kale. A simple, easy, one-pot dish that works great as a base for a hearty Irish stew. This is healthy comfort food at its finest.
If you like this recipe, you’ll also love: Vegan Shepherd’s Pie, Cauliflower Herb Mashed Potatoes, and the Ultimate Vegan Mushroom Gravy.
Chef Katie’s Plant-Based Cooking Tips
Potato Tip: Using Yukon Gold Potatoes are a thin-skinned potato, which means you don’t have to peel them. You can also use butterball potatoes, or, for a little color, red-skinned potatoes.
Get-Your-Greens Tip: Â You can use any dark green in this recipe. Â Chard, collards, and even whole-leaf spinach all hold up well in this recipe. Greens are a healthy source of calcium, iron, and nutritious antioxidants.
Nut-Free Version: For nut allergies, swap out the almond milk for another plant-based milk like soy, rice, or hempseed. Â Just be sure to use plain, unsweetened milk for this recipe.
Oil-Free: I’m on a mission to get rid of empty calories, like those found in refined oils. This recipe skips oil and uses parchment paper to keep the bars from sticking to the pan. This makes a healthy, low-calorie recipe.
Chef’s Greens Tip: You can use any dark green in place of the kale for this recipe. Chard, collards, and even whole-leaf spinach all hold up well in this recipe. 
Chef’s Potato Tip: Using Yukon Gold Potatoes are a thin-skinned potato, which means you don’t have to peel them. You can also use butterball potatoes, or, for a little color, red-skinned potatoes. 
The potatoes and kale steam together for an easy one-pot preparation of this simple side dish 
The beautiful dark green of the kale creates a festive Irish color for this easy, traditional comfort food recipe
Vegan Irish Potato Kale Colcannon
Ingredients
- 3 medium Yukon Gold potatoes about 1 pound, scrubbed and cut into chunks
- 1 bunch kale
- 1/2 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- To cook the potatoes: Place the potato pieces in a large pot and cover with water. Cover, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
- While the potatoes simmer, strip the kale from the stems. Â Discard the stems. Â Roughly chop the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces.
- After the potatoes have simmered for 10 minutes, add the kale on top. Â Cover and cook another 2 minutes, to steam the kale.
- To make the Vegan Irish Potato Kale Colcannon: When the potatoes and kale are done, drain them. Immediately return them back to the same hot pot and let any excess water steam off.
- Add the remaining ingredients: Almond milk, salt, and pepper. Â Use a potato masher and mash away until creamy!
- Taste to adjust seasoning. Â Enjoy!
- Yield: 6 cups
Notes
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (about 1 cup)
Calories 98.98
Calories From Fat (7%) 6.68
% Daily Value
- Total Fat 0.78g 1%
- Saturated Fat 0.07g <1%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 146.04mg 6%
- Potassium 670.84mg 19%
- Total Carbohydrates 20.86g 7%
- Fiber 2.65g 11%
- Sugar 1.23g
- Protein 3.8g 8%
- Calcium 63.69mg 6%
- Iron 94.01mg 522%
- Vitamin A 6927.96IU 139%
- Vitamin C 0.01mg <1%
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How much approximately is “a bunch” of kale?
A “bunch” is usually about 1 pound of kale. Once you strip the leaves from the stems and chop it, you end up with about 4-5 cups of chopped kale. If you want to skip this step, buy pre-chopped kale. You can even use 2 cups of frozen leafy greens 🙂