Another benefit of having a garden is that it can serve as a meal or recipe inspiration. Inspiration out of necessity that is.
We planted four Kale plants and guess what? Each plant makes quite a bit of Kale.
Therefore, my Portuguese hubby thought it was the perfect opportunity to fulfill my son’s request for Poruguese Kale soup.
These are approximate amounts as hubby ‘wings it’
Ingredients:
3-4 large white potatoes, boiled and smashed (you can also use russett)
8 cups of water, reserved
2-3 Tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
4-6 cups Kale, chopped into small pieces
1 can kidney beans, rinsed (use white beans if you wish)
1 cup chopped soupy or your cured sausage
Salt & Pepper, seasoned to taste
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add potatoes. Boil until easily pierced with a fork. Place potatoes in a large bowl and reserve water in the pot.
2. In a different large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery and saute for about 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and saute another 1-2 minutes.
3. Increase the heat to high and add the reserved water to the sauteed vegetables. While the water is coming to the boil, roughly mash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher.
4. Add the potatoes, kale and soupy. Lower heat to a simmer, and allow to simmer a few minutes. Season and enjoy.
Jennifer says
You can do it- ow get to Kale-ify-ing!
Yum Yucky says
It looks amazingly scrumptious. I’ve been trying to kale-ify my life, so this is perfect for. I’m excited for the change in season because soup & bread baby. All kind of soups and bread!!