Kale and potato soup

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	30 min.	1 hour

Step by step recipe

1	Wash and spin-dry 400 g kale, and cut off the stems (which are often a little hard). Set aside.
2	Peel, wash and slice 400 g potatoes (a mandolin is ideal for this).
3	Prepare and chop 1 onion.
4	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.
5	Add the kale and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6	Add the potatoes and mix well.
7	Add 1 litre water, salt and mix again.
8	Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender.
9	Blend and check seasoning, then leave to warm.
10	Cut 100 g bread into small pieces...
11	... and brown them in a small frying pan with 25 g butter.
12	Serve the soup with these delicious croutons.

Remarks

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

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