Caldo Verde is one of my favorite Traditional Portuguese Soups! It’s usually not vegetarian, but I came up with a vegetarian alternative that’s equally delicious!

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Caldo Verde | Traditional Portuguese Soup

Caldo Verde

Recipe by Beet the RushCourse: Lunch, DinnerDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Ingredients

4 potatoes
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1/2 vegetarian chorizo
(about) 2l water
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Collard greens (to taste, I use about 20 leaves)

Directions

Peel four potatoes, one onion, and two garlic cloves. Cut the potatoes and onion into big chunks. Add everything to a pan and cover with water.
Add half a vegetarian chorizo. Season with salt (to taste, I used a teaspoon) and add about a tablespoon of olive oil. Let it simmer until the veggies are soft.
Prepare the collard greens. Wash them and remove the stem. Layer them on top of each other and roll them like a cigar. Slice them as thinly as possible.
Once the veggies are cooked, carefully remove the chorizo and puree the soup with a stick blender. Then, add the collard greens and let them cook until tender, mixing occasionally.
Cut the chorizo into slices. Serve the Caldo Verde and add some chorizo slices and a drizzle of olive oil!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hi, I’m Sofia!

I love vegetarian food and traveling. Also, cats. Mostly cats. I hope you enjoy my recipes!