Super Energy Kale Soup

Recipe from The World’s Healthiest Foods website.

This fresh soup is a great way to get your veggies in! Get creative and add your favorite vegetables, or perhaps some cooked, drained, and rinsed garbanzo beans for extra protein.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped

5 cups chicken or vegetable broth

1 medium carrot, diced into 1/4 inch cubes

1 cup diced celery

2 red potatoes, diced into ½ inch cubes

2 tsp dried thyme

2 tsp dried sage

3 cups kale, rinsed, de-stemmed, and chopped small

Salt, pepper to taste

Olive oil (optional)

Instructions:

Heat 1 Tbsp of the broth in a medium soup pot over medium heat (don’t let it evaporate). Stew the onions in the broth for 5 minutes, add the garlic for the last minute.

Then, add the broth, carrots, celery, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer, and let simmer for another 5 minutes.  Add the potatoes and herbs, and let simmer for another 6 minutes.

Add the kale, and cook for another 3 minutes.  All the vegetables are now cooked perfectly! Serve up as is, or with a tsp of olive oil drizzled over the top.

Recipe adapted from http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=recipe&dbid=214 Febrauary 5, 2012.