Portugal · Iberia
Caldo Verde
Potato and kale soup from the Minho — the cheapest good bowl in Portugal.
35 min Serves 4 easysoupwinterbudget
Ingredients
- 600g potatoes
- 1 onion
- 200g kale or collards, shredded very fine
- 100g chourico
- Olive oil, salt
Method
- 1
Simmer potatoes and onion in 1.2L salted water until collapsing.
- 2
Blend smooth with a generous glug of olive oil.
- 3
Return to the boil and add the finely shredded greens.
- 4
Cook 4 minutes only, so they stay bright.
- 5
Top with slices of chourico crisped in a dry pan.
Budget note
Leave out the chourico and it still works — this is a two-euro pot.
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From the book
Tasca Days
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