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| Great - but when it came to picture time, I was out of avocado garnish; but just imagine and drool... |
A friend of mine posted this, and I had to tackle my version of the dish. San Diego is currently reaching lows into the '20s°, which may not mean much to other parts of the country, but for us it's the Apocalypse! I SO love soups, and this has many of my favorite things in it.
I have added some fresh chiles and it benefited from the addition of avocado slices for garnish. A crusty French baguette would be a great accompaniment as well.
Play with this and let me know what variations you try. Enjoy!
NOTE: unlike so many of my recipes, this is a really quick prep!
THE RECIPE
1 Oz EV olive oil
1 large onion, medium dice
4 stalks celery heart with leaves, small dice
4 cloves garlic, minced
5 Qts vegetable or chicken stock (more available if needed)
4 bay leaves
1T dried oregano
1T dried basil
1 t dried thyme
Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
5 med. white potatoes, peeled, medium dice
1 # spicy sausage, grilled and 1/4 sliced
2 Bunches kale (Lacinato or "dinosaur" if you can find it), ribs removed, leaves cut into 1" X 1/2" pieces
2 jalapeno or 3 serrano chiles, seeds removed and minced
1/2 Bunch flat leaf parsley, minced
Suggested Garnishes:
Avocado slices
Garlic Parmesan croutons
Basil leaves, chiffonade
Crushed red chiles
Heat large stockpot over medium heat, add olive oil; saute onion, celery and garlic for 2 - 3 minutes.
Grill and dice sausage, process kale, chiles and parsley.
Add stock and dry herbs; bring to light boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes to finish the stock.
Increase heat to medium and add diced potato, and when they are half-cooked (10-15 minutes) add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat and simmer another 10-15 minutes, until potatoes are just done. Taste and re-season as needed.
Serve into individual bowls with desired garnish. As with most soups, you can prepare this a day ahead of time. If you take this route, hold off on the kale and just add during the re-heating process if you want to retain maximum nutrition and color.
Keep yourselves warm!
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