Smoky Rainbow Chard, Potato and Sausage Soup

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PREP TIME

15 min

TOTAL TIME

30 min

Serves

4

Smoky Rainbow Chard, Potato and Sausage Soup

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz; Food styling by Zeke Goodwin; Prop styling by Nicole Billark)

This play on Portuguese caldo verde swaps kale for chard for a springtime version of the smoky soup.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Portuguese hot chouriço sausages , thinly sliced
  • 1 small onion , thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 900-ml carton sodium-reduced chicken broth
  • 1 large yellow potato , peeled and cut into 3/4-in cubes
  • 1 small bunch rainbow swiss chard , leaves and stems chopped and separated
  • 1 pint cherry tomato , halved

Instructions

  1. Heat a pot over medium. Add oil, then sausage and onion. Cook, stirring often, until onion is softened, about 3 min. Add garlic and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, for 2 min.
  2. Add broth, potatoes and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer just until potatoes are fork-tender, 6 to 8 min.
  3. Remove and discard bay leaf. Add chard stems and cherry tomatoes. Simmer just until stems are tender, about 3 min. Stir in chard leaves just until wilted. Ladle soup into serving bowls.

Kitchen tip:

Chouriço is a flavourful, garlicky smoked sausage from Portugal that is fully cooked and ready to eat. You can also substitute drycured Spanish chorizo, which has a stronger paprika than garlic flavour, for this recipe.

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