Caldo Verde (Portuguese Green Soup)

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic minced
• 6 servings ground pepper black to taste
• 1 pound kale julienned rinsed
• 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 1  onion minced
• 6  potatoes peeled thinly sliced
• 2.5 teaspoons salt 
• 6 ounces linguica sausage thinly sliced
• 2 quarts water cold

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• blender

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons olive oil for 3 minutes. Stir in potatoes and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes more.
2. Pour in water, bring to a boil, and let boil gently for 20 minutes, until potatoes are mushy.
3. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook sausage until it has released most of its fat, 10 minutes.
4. Drain.
5. Mash potatoes or puree the potato mixture with a blender or food processor. Stir the sausage, salt and pepper into the soup and return to medium heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Just before serving, stir kale into soup and simmer, 5 minutes, until kale is tender and jade green. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and serve at once.