Fat Free Salad Dressing: {soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Caldo Verde

Saturday, April 11, 2009

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Caldo Verde

Caldo Verde

This is a typical soup of northern Portugal. Cabbage is sometimes used rather than kale.

6 medium-large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 pound chourico or linguica sausage or some of each
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 to 5 cups washed kale cut into 1/2-inch strips
Pepper to taste

Put the potatoes in a large pan with the chourico, garlic, and salt, and add 7 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook, covered, until the potatoes are tender. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon. Mash them with 2 cups of the broth and the olive oil. Return this mixture to the pan. Stir in the kale. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until the kale is cooked, stirring often. Add the pepper and more salt to taste, remembering that amounts of both will be affected by the seasoning in the sausage. Thin the soup with a little more water if it seems too thick. Remove the sausage and slice it. Serve the soup with slices of the sausage and bread.

Serves 6