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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 ml kale
2 400 ml potatoes
3 1 onion
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 litre water
6 100 ml bread
7 25.8 ml butter
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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26 min.	28 min.	54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

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

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel, wash and slice 400 ml 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 ml bread into small pieces...

Stage 11 - 5 min.

... and brown them in a small frying pan with 25.8 ml 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
1,491 Kcal or 6,243 Kj	169 gr	1,246 gr	106 gr
75 %	65 %	118 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
71 Kcal or 297 Kj	8 gr	59 gr	5 gr
4 %	3 %	6 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
373 Kcal or 1,562 Kj	42 gr	312 gr	27 gr
19 %	16 %	29 %	4 %

% 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 : 4.68 €
Per person : 1.17 €

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	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green parsley tahini sauce, Couscous, New leavened bread, Nonettes, Cornmeal baps for Anne, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Home-made potato crisps , Ardennes Salad, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Green bean purée, Morteau sausage, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Montbenoit's canapés, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All

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