Savory Kale, Corn & Feta Cheese Galette
Summer is alive and well. This kale, corn and feta galette recipe is perfect for the season. We’re enjoying as much time outdoors as well can while the weather is amazing and it’s not too hot yet.
Vegetables have been on our rotation lately along with heirloom tomatoes and ripe stone fruits. It’s hard to not inundate every meal with some sort of Summer vegetable and fruit. They’re everywhere and the flavors are outstanding this time of year. After a long day photographing we’ve been craving a cold juicy plum or peach to refresh and rehydrate. That’s the best part of Summer and all the wonderful produce gets us through big studio production days!
Video Kale, Corn and Feta Galette Recipe
We’ve been working heavily on Thanksgiving and Christmas photo shoots. How ironic that in our personal lives we don’t want to have anything to do with a pumpkin, yet our studio was filled with turkeys, pumpkin pies, pecan pies and all the cranberry/stuffing/gravy you can eat. Seriously, we had enough Thanksgiving food to feed a block party in September. Today we made a big batch of gingerbread men cookies for a photo and we heated up the studio in the middle of Summer. Now you can see why we’re still clinging on to Summer produce, especially corn, kale, watermelon and heirloom tomatoes.
To fulfill our continuous Summer cravings, we gathered some of the many leftover vegetables and ingredients in the fridge. The nice thing about our shoots is that we have leftovers to cook and share with so we’re never without a home cooked meal, post-shoot. Four leftover ears of corn, check. Is there kale in the fridge? yes! and how about cheese? Feta came to the rescue. Between those three ingredients, some fresh dill and the wonderful combo of butter, flour and eggs we made a satisfying lunch of kale, corn and feta galette.
Savory Vegetarian Galette
The inspiration for this savory galette came from sifting through our Bountiful cookbook. In our cookbook we have another savory galette (buy the book and you’ll find out 😉 ) and as we were perusing through the recipe, a craving creeps on us for a savory galette again. So thanks to that trio of leftover ingredients in the fridge, lunch was served.
Sweet galettes are always a treasure during Summer. I mean, it’s hard to not resist all the stone fruits and berries that scream out to us from the farmers market bins. We answer their call and everyone seems to be sharing a sweet gallette. But we’re all for savory concoctions too and today, it was to satisfy the need for something full of vegetables and salty cheese. Here it is, for you to make and hold on to Summer for a bit while longer. Besides, it’s another example of why we can never have too many kale recipes! #GoKale
hugs,
diane and todd
How to Make Savory Corn and Kale Galette
More Great Galette Recipes Here:
- Butternut Squash and Bacon Galette
- Leftover Thanksgiving Galette
- Sausage Galette with Zucchini, Ricotta and Sage
- Heirloom Tomato Galette
- Broccoli and Cheese Galette
- Dill Chicken Pot Pie Galette
- Kale, Corn and Feta Cheese Galette
- Brown Butter Apple Galette
- Brandied Pear Galette with Caramel Sauce
Savory Kale, Corn, & Feta Galette
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (155g) flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick / 113g) cold unsalted butter , cut into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (60ml) cold water
- heavy cream or egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water), for brushing crust
Filling Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion , chopped
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 large bunch kale , de-stemmed and chopped
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels , 1 ear of corn worth
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh herbs (dill, basil, thyme, etc...) or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt or sea salt, or to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
- 4 ounces (113g) feta cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Make the crust dough: In a bowl, pinch together the flour, butter, and salt with your fingertips until most of the big chunks of butter are flattened or broken up.
- Incorporate the water into the flour until the mixture binds together and forms a rough ball (you may need to gently knead the ball to incorporate the last of the flour).
- Form the dough into a ball, and then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Make the filling: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, onions, and garlic and cook until light brown and soft, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the kale and corn, and then cook until the kale is softened and wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with the chopped herbs, salt, and pepper. Allow kale/corn mixture to cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the feta cheese.
- Make the galette: On a floured surface, roll the dough disk out to a circle about 12 inches (30-cm) in diameter. Place on a lined sheet pan.
- Starting in center and spreading outwards, spread out the filling, leaving about 2 inches (5cm) of the outer rim of dough uncovered. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling. Brush the crust with heavy cream or egg wash.
- Bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until the crust is golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I couldn’t believe how simple this actually is to make! Love all these ingredients. They’re so great together!
Would i be able to substitute all-purpose flour with a lower GI flower like buckwheat? Thank you!
HI Tatsiana, we’ve never used buckwheat for this recipe yet. But if someone here has, please share! Or if you try it with buckwheat, please let us know how it turned out!
Hello there! I was wondering, can I let the dough chill overnight? I’d like to make the dough ahead of time then assemble the galette the next night. Thanks!
Hi Catherine,
Chilling the dough overnight works great. We’ll do it all the time. You may need to let the dough warm up a bit after you take it out of the fridge so isn’t as hard and is easier to roll out. Happy cooking!
Thanks so much for this recipe. Mine are in the oven as I type! I had a mix of greens on hand so I included kale as well as Swiss chard and spinach. I can’t wait to try them, but judging by the way they smell I’m sure they will be delicious!
I recently tried your Galette and it was delicious and amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing this online! I also linked back. : )
Fantastic! The dill and feta made me think of shrimp, so I added some on top and blogged about it. I just love savory galettes!
Smart! I can feel this is going to become my favourite way of using leftovers! Congratulations on the cookbook!
Well hello you little galette – looking amazing!!! And what a lovely combination of ingredients!
This looks great! Do you think it would taste okay at room temperature or cooler? I’d like to bring it to a potluck (have all the ingredients already), but have no way of reheating it.
We loved it at room temperature. Haven’t tried it cooler yet, but usually we prefer pastry type dishes either warm or at room temp. Hope you enjoy!
Such a gorgeous galette! I’ve never tried kale in one, but I can only bet it’s awesome!
I looooove a savory galette and this one uses 3 of my favorite ingredients! And it’s gorgeous to boot! Congrats on the book!!
Ummm amazing!!! That looks INCREDIBLE!
How fun you got to see a copy of your book and cook Thanksgiving dinner in September! Sounds like a good week to me! Congrats!!
Love this galette and the use of the last of the summer produce. It looks awesome!
You galette looks beautiful. I like it when you can concoct a delicious meal from leftovers. Congratulations on your book!
Congrats on seeing a preview copy of your book! Such a great feeling. And cooking Thanksgiving dinner in Sept when it’s 90F in SoCal, so ironic. I have been working on a book and have been so completely un-seasonal all year, I don’t even know what season it is anymore ๐
Your galette is great. Love the big chunky corn pieces and kale!
Love when I have ingredients to make your recipe in the fridge already! I can not wait to see your book. So Simple but it is certainly steals the show at lunch. Gorgeous!