Healthy Soups Recipes - Portuguese Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• 3/4 cup chopped onion

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 cups diced turnip

• 2 cups diced cauliflower

• 1 pound kale

• 1 1/2 pounds smoked sausage

• 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes

• 2 quarts chicken broth

• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco

• Salt and pepper

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Put 1/4 cup of the olive oil in a large soup pot, and sauté the onion, garlic, turnip, and cauliflower over medium heat.

2. While that's cooking, chop the kale into bite-size pieces, and add it to the pot, as well. (You may need to cram it in at first, but don't worry-it cooks down quite a bit.) Let the vegetables sauté for another 10 minutes or so, stirring to turn the whole thing over every once and a while.

3. Slice the smoked sausage lengthwise into quarters, then crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat, and brown the smoked sausage a little.

4. Add the browned sausage, tomatoes, and 7 1/2 cups of the chicken broth to the kettle, and use the last 1/2 cup of broth to rinse the tasty browned bits out of the frying pan, and add that, too.

5. Bring to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are soft (30 to 45 minutes). Stir in the Tabasco and salt and pepper to taste, and serve.