I have served kale and black rice together in the same meal before, but not in a soup. When I got home from work today, I knew I had some kale in the fridge, and I knew I wanted to make a soup. So, here is what I made:
2 1/2 Italian sausage links
1 large onion
3-4 cloves garlic
3 medium potatoes, unpeeled, diced
salt and pepper to taste
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bunch curly kale, chopped
1 cup black rice (or white rice)
6 cups water
Peel off the casing of the sausage and crumble up. Chop the onion, dice the garlic and potatoes. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven. Add the sausage, onion, garlic and potatoes, and sautee until the sausage is browned.
Add the seasonings, the chopped kale, the rice and water. Bring to a boil, and boil on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and let cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
I served this with gluten free biscuits, and boy was it ever good! This recipe will serve 4-6 people, or two hungry adults two dinners. The soup is naturally gluten free, tastes very good, and is relatively inexpensive. What more could you want?
Looks good. I'm not real familar with Kale. Spinach would work I suppose.
Feeling better tonight?
Gaelyn: Kale is a little tougher than spinach. I guess you could use spinach, but I would add it later in the cooking so it doesn't cook away to nothing.
mmmm i feel a dinner commin' on…..
obtw i tried out your mexi fish soup…yummo!
I think we call kale silver beet.
Sounds delicious except I'm not fussed on sausages but i guess they could be substituted with chicken or ham steaks.
I love kale in soup! The Portuguese make a similar soup to this only using kidney beans instead of rice and chorizo instead of italian sausage – it is soooo good. Hmmm. Thanks for making me think of that and making me hungry.