Caldo Verde (Portuguese Green Soup)

Description

This soup is a Portuguese favorite of mine. It is a creamy soup with the wonderful use of kale, giving it the green soup look. Enjoy it with a thick slice from your favorite loaf of bread!

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 6 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 quarts cold water
  • 6 ounces linguica sausage, thinly sliced
  • 2 ½ teaspoons salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound kale, rinsed and julienned

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan over medium heat
  2. cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons olive oil for 3 minutes. Stir in potatoes and cook
  3. stirring constantly
  4. 3 minutes more. Pour in water
  5. bring to a boil
  6. and let boil gently for 20 minutes
  7. until potatoes are mushy.
  8. Meanwhile
  9. in a large skillet over medium-low heat
  10. cook sausage until it has released most of its fat
  11. 10 minutes. Drain.
  12. Mash potatoes or puree the potato mixture with a blender or food processor. Stir the sausage
  13. salt and pepper into the soup and return to medium heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
  14. Just before serving
  15. stir kale into soup and simmer
  16. 5 minutes
  17. until kale is tender and jade green. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and serve at once.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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