Kale Soup Recipes

Soup is a great way to incorporate cabbage in your diet. Here is a collection of simple and delicious cabbage soup recipes you can try.





Makes 6 cups

Soup is a great way to get acquainted with kale. Here is a quick and easy recipe for kale potato soup that is wholesome and delicious.

• 1 large bunch of kale (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 5 cups (1250 ml) hot water or broth, divided
• salt and pepper to taste

Cook the cabbage and set aside. (Do not try to cook the potatoes - the flavor is too strong.) In a saucepan, melt it over low heat. Add onion and cook until soft and golden. Add garlic and cook for two minutes. Add potatoes and 2 cups (500 ml) of water or broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Remove the potatoes in half and set aside. Puree the rest of the potatoes and cooking liquid until smooth. Return to pot with potatoes and steamed cabbage reserved. (If you want a smooth puree soup texture throughout.) Add more water or broth until desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
Variations
*Add 1 cup cooked white beans when you add the kale.
*Add 1 cup fresh corn kernels to soup when you add the kale and simmer for 5 minutes.
*Add cooked, sliced sausage to the soup when you add the kale.

Sausage, Lentil and Kale Soup
Serves 6

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced medium
• 1/2 cup dried lentils
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 bunch (about 1/2 pound) kale, preferably Tuscan, stems removed, torn into bite-size pieces
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar

In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add celery and onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lentils, broth, and 1 / 2 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat until soup comes quickly to a boil, cover partially and cook until lentils and vegetables are tender, 25 minutes. Add the cabbage and season with salt. Soup quickly return to a boil, cover and cook until the cabbage Wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat to a boil, add the vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Delicious Slow Cooker Sausage Kale Soup
Makes 4 servings

A quick and easy soup made in the slow cooker. Perfect for a wholesome and satisfying quick and easy dinner.

• 5 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3 carrots grated
• 4 potatoes, sliced or cubed
• 4 cups kale, tough stems removed and chopped
• 1 pound spicy sausage, browned
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk

Put the broth, carrots, potatoes and sausage. Sprinkle with salt and pepper flakes on top. Cover. Cook 4-5 hours on high (or low 8-8 hours), stirring occasionally. About 15 minutes before serving, add cream or milk and cook until heated through.

By Martha McKinnon