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October 16, 2005
"maybe i like kale" soup
shopping for soup vegetables today, i considered kale. many people like kale. why do i claim to not like it? i couldn't remember why. i like other greens. ok, i thought, i'll try kale.
olive oil
sage, parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme, celery seed, sea salt, pepper
an onion
garlic
a red potato
one leek
one carrot
green beans
a few ribs of kale
chop fine and stew together with a bit of water. add a splash of white wine. (this last part may have been a mistake, but then, the wine was more like vinegar...)
season three chicken breasts with olive oil and the same herbs, seal in tin foil and roast in the oven til cooked. cut up and add to the soup.
Posted by lisa at October 16, 2005 10:27 PM
Comments
I usually hate kale because the leaves are so thick, waxy, and overchewy -- with not so great flavor. But I can understand how some people could like it. I like kale when the leaves are chopped and the vegetable is not so thick. I don't know what kind of kale that is.
I love broccoli and completely understand why someone could hate it. Both broccoli and kale are distinctive vegetables.
Posted by: Phil on October 17, 2005 01:36 PM
there's a flavor in the soup that i don't quite like-- but i don't know if it's the kale or the leek or something else. too many things in that soup. but i do love the way the kale stays a deep, dark green-- and it's quite tender. i chopped it very, very fine.
oddly, i've never met a brassalia i didn't like. broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, even brussels sprouts. but i completely understand why people don't like them.
Posted by: lisa on October 17, 2005 02:00 PM
i make a mexican soup called "posole" which uses a lot of kale. it's deelish.
Posted by: christa on October 17, 2005 02:29 PM
can you give me the recipe?
Posted by: lisa on October 17, 2005 05:11 PM
yup! you'll love it... kale, pork, hominy, cilantro... total yum.
Posted by: christa on October 18, 2005 02:29 PM
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