Portuguese Green Soup (caldo Verde)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 quart stockpot, combine water, potatoes, onion, garlic, and linguica.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 add the prepared kale, linguica pieces and olive oil. simmer until the kale is bright green and tender, but not mushy, approximately 5 minutes.
• 5 serve with crusty bread and salad.