Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato, Kale & Linguiça Soup)

Name: Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato, Kale & Linguiça Soup)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 onions, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 10 oz kale or collards, sliced into thin ribbons; 6 oz linguiça or chouriço, sliced; crusty bread (or Portuguese cornbread); 3 tbsp olive oil; 6 cups water; 2 tsp salt

LunchPortuguese50 minServes 4690 kcal24 g protein

Photo: Mateus Hidalgo · CC BY-SA 2.5 br · source

Portugal's beloved green soup: a velvety potato and onion base with ribbons of kale and smoky slices of linguiça, finished with a swirl of good olive oil.

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Ingredients

2 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, smashed
10 oz kale or collards, sliced into thin ribbons
6 oz linguiça or chouriço, sliced
crusty bread (or Portuguese cornbread)

From your pantry: 3 tbsp olive oil, 6 cups water, 2 tsp salt.

Instructions

Put the potatoes, onions and garlic in a pot with the water and 1½ tsp salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the potatoes fall apart, about 25 minutes.
Meanwhile brown the sausage slices in 1 tsp oil in a skillet over medium, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside.
Purée the soup with an immersion blender until silky and season with salt.
Bring back to a simmer, add the kale and sausage and cook until the greens are tender but still bright, 10 to 12 minutes.
Ladle into bowls, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and serve with bread.

Tip: For the authentic look, roll collard leaves into tight cigars and slice them as thin as threads. Portuguese linguiça is in many supermarkets; smoked kielbasa is the closest swap.