Caldo Verde

Ingredients

• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and chunked
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for serving
• 6 cups water or chicken stock
• 8 oz couve galega or kale, very thinly sliced
• 1 chouriço sausage, sliced
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until soft.
2. 2Add potatoes and water or stock, and simmer until the potatoes are very tender.
3. 3Blend the soup until smooth, using an immersion blender.
4. 4Return to the pot, add the thinly sliced kale, and simmer 5 minutes.
5. 5Meanwhile, pan-fry the chouriço slices until lightly crisped.
6. 6Ladle soup into bowls, top with chouriço slices, and drizzle with olive oil.

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