Caldo Verde

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large spanish onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 10 ounces portuguese chourico, diced
• 6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 8 cups cold water
• 1 lb kale or 1 lb collard greens, cut into very fine julienne
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 1. in a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. add the onions and cook until they are translucent. add the garlic and half the chouriço and cook for 2 minutes. add the potatoes, cover everything with the water, bring to a boil and lower the heat, simmering until the potatoes are almost done, about 15 minutes.
• 2 2. when the soup is cool enough to handle, purée it in the food processor and return to the pot. add the greens, bring everything back to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. season with salt and pepper, ladle into bowls and garnish with the remaining cubes of chouriço.