Everyone’s favorite recipe from the Portuguese cuisine, vegan version. So simple, yet so delicious, The Vegan Caldo Verde is the perfect meal for anyone.
The traditional recipe is not vegan. It contains meat – a traditional Portuguese sausage, similar to Chorizo. To replace it, you can use vegan alternatives to sausages. And if you don’t like processed food, you can use smoked or simple tofu instead.
The traditional recipes also uses collard greens, instead of kale. Collard greens are more common in Portugal, but kale is more common in supermarkets worldwide. They both come from the cabbage family, but their texture and taste are slightly different. You can freely use any of them.
The process of preparing this soup is simple. You need to break the sausages in small pieces and fry them in oil for a couple of minutes. Remove the sausages and in the same oil start cooking the onion and garlic. Then add the broth, water and the potatoes. When everything is cooked, add salt and pepper to taste and blend it. Put everything back in the pot, add the kale and cook for a couple more minutes. Add the sausages and your delicious meal is ready to be enjoyed.
4 vegan sausages 4 tablespoon sunflower oil 5 medium potatoes 1 onion 6 cloves garlic 4 cups vegetable broth 2 cups water salt and pepper to taste 1 bunch (300 g) kale Step 1: chop the vegan sausages. in a pot add the oil and cook the sausages Step 2: chop the garlic and the onion. peel and chop the potatoes Step 3: remove the sausages from the pot. in the same oil, add the garlic and onion. cook for 3 minutes Step 4: add the potatoes, vegetable broth and water. cook for another 25 minutes. Then blend everything Step 5: chop the kale and add it to the soup. add salt and pepper to taste. and cook everything for another 2 minutes Step 6: enjoy
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If you liked the Vegan Caldo Verde recipe, also try:
- The Tuscan Kale and Chickpea Recipe
- The Chanterelle Mushroom Soup Recipe
- The Vegan Chicken Soup Recipe