Vegetarian Kale Soup Recipe

A healthy, good for you, easy vegetarian kale soup that is loaded with nutrition and pureed into a smooth bowl of goodness! Simply replace the dairy with coconut cream and keep it vegan If you prefer.

Supernatural spinach, kale, a zucchini for texture, together with a bunch of herbs and a little kick from green chili peppers make this simply perfect!

Feel free to add a cup of cooked quinoa at the end to make it more of a hearty stew. I suspect this recipe is going to be on rotation at the shack all year long. 

Often times I’ll add a couple of handfuls of baby spinach right after I pureed the soup and removed it from heat. The steam alone will wilt it and give it a nice rustic texture.

But just because I called it  ” vegetarian ” doesn’t mean you can’t take it over to the carnivore paleo lane, right ? Because it goes well with:

• ricotta meatballs 
• sprinkled with diced ham or crispy bacon bits
• pan seared sausage or chorizo
• top with leftover chicken carnitas or grilled chicken

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Vegetarian Kale Soup

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

An easy, healthy vegetarian kale soup that is loaded with nutrition and pureed into a creamy bowl of goodness! Simply leave out the cream and keep it vegan If you prefer.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 6

Author: Florentina

Ingredients

• 1 spanish onion -diced
• 1 carrot -diced
• 1 bunch kale -chopped
• 1 lb baby spinach
• 1 zucchini -diced
• 1/2 bunch cilantro or parsley -roughly chopped
• 4-5 c vegetable stock or water
• 1 green chili -sliced
• 1 chili pepper -sliced for garnish
• 1/2 c toasted pine nuts or pumpkin seeds
• 10 sprigs fresh Cilantro (for garnish)
• Red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/2 c sour cream or greek yogurt for serving (optional)
• 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a heavy bottom soup pot heat up a lug of the olive oil over medium flame. Add the diced onion and saute until translucent. Add the carrot and zucchini and cook for about 5 minutes until they start to soften.

2. Stir in the kale and sauté until wilted, about 5 minutes. Pour in 4 cups of the vegetable stock and bring the soup to a gentle simmer. Allow to cook for a few minutes then stir in the baby spinach and chopped cilantro. Turn off the flame and cover with a lid. Allow the soup to sit for a few minutes until the spinach has wilted.

3. Using a hand held immersion blender puree the soup to your liking, adding more stock If you prefer a thinner consistency. Season to your taste with the sea salt an red pepper flakes.
4. Serve with a drizzle of sour cream, sprinkled with the pumpkin seeds and garnished with the cilantro sprigs and chile pepper slices.

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