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Have a bowl of ice water prepared (large enough to hold the water and kale).
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Youll need it in a few minutes.
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Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
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Then add the kale into the boiling water.
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Cook the kale for approximately five minutes, just to get it a bit tender.
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Remove it from the water with a slotted spoon and place the kale into the ice water to shock it.
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Drain the kale.
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Once drained, I placed the kale into a salad spinner to remove a lot more water.
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Trust me it holds a lot.
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Then I balled it up, and gave it another good squeeze, removing a lot more water.
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Slice kale into strips, then chop it.
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Preheat your oven to 475 F. Place a large circular baking sheet or pizza pan into the oven to preheat while you make your pizza.
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Lightly flour your dough ball, put it onto your work surface then begin pressing and spreading it with your fingers.
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Flip to repeat.
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If desired you can use a rolling pin to get started, then begin to toss it.
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See related blog link for a video about to how to toss a pizza.
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Its fun, and the kids love seeing it thrown into the air.
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Once your dough is ready and you have your desired thickness, remove the pizza pan out of the oven with your kitchen mitts.
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The pan will be really hot, so be ready to place it onto a wood cutting board, or a potholder.
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Drizzle the olive oil onto the baking sheet or pizza pan and tilt the pan to make sure you get full coverage of the oil onto the pan.
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Then carefully place your dough onto it.
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Once your dough is on the sheet, it is now time to build the pizza.
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Sprinkle the minced garlic over the pizza dough, sprinkle with a bit of salt, then add the mozzarella cheese.
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Top the mozzarella with the chopped kale, then start dotting on pieces of your uncooked Italian sausage, covering the pizza.
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Shower on the Parmesan cheese and place pan back into the oven.
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Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the sausage is cooked and the cheese is nice and golden.
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Remove it from the oven and serve.
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My first bite was nothing short of amazing.
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The kale got a bit crispy in certain places, which I loved and reminded me of those light kale chips.
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And then that spicy Italian sausage and the cheese ... well, Im done.
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This was a super great pizza and I will definitely be making it more often.
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Im just saying that pizza joints need to start offering kale as an option for a topping.
