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Kale and potato soup

Kale, potatoes and croutons for this simple but delicious soup.

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Last modified on: February 11^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g kale
2 400 g potatoes
3 1 onion
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 litre water
6 100 g bread
7 25 g butter
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,110 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Wash and spin-dry 400 g kale, and cut off the stems (which are often a little hard).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel, wash and slice 400 g potatoes (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add the kale and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add the potatoes and mix well.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add 1 litre water, salt and mix again.

Stage 8 - 20 min.

Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Blend and check seasoning, then leave to warm.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Cut 100 g bread into small pieces...

Stage 11 - 5 min.

... and brown them in a small frying pan with 25 g butter.

Stage 12

Serve the soup with these delicious croutons.

Remarks

If you want a slightly stronger taste, add a bouillon cube in step 7.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a closed container.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,274 Kcal or 5,334 Kj	35 gr	162 gr	86 gr
64 %	13 %	15 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
60 Kcal or 251 Kj	2 gr	8 gr	4 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
319 Kcal or 1,336 Kj	9 gr	41 gr	22 gr
16 %	3 %	4 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.03 $
Per person : 1.26 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Aperitif rolls, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Chicken pie, Nougat, Olive and pesto bread, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and potato soup, Green bean purée, Truffade original, Crème de foie gras, Chilli potato wedges, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Polpete, Tartine du pêcheur , Montlebon toast, ... All

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