Portuguese Green Soup (Caldo Verde)
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 cup
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 5 large russet potatoes (peeled and quartered)
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 3 -4 garlic cloves (diced)
- 1⁄4 lb stick of good quality portuguese linguica sausage
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt (or to taste)
- 2 -3 cups kale (cut chiffonnade method-approx. 2-inch length)
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
directions
- In a 4 quart stockpot, combine water, potatoes, onion, garlic, and linguica.
- Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium/low, season with salt and simmer until the potatoes are very tender, 20-30 minutes.
- Cut heat, remove linguica, cut into small pieces and set aside. Puree contents of the soup to a smooth consistency and return to a boil.
- Add the prepared kale, linguica pieces and olive oil. Simmer until the kale is bright green and tender, but not mushy, approximately 5 minutes.
- Serve with crusty bread and salad.
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I live in a coastal community just north of Boston, MA. My husband is a physician and I am an office manager for his medical practice. We both love to ski and cook. We have a sixteen year old son and a very special Himalayan kitten named Figaro.