Formerly Portuguese Kale Soup. The winters in New England and the winters in Montreal are fierce – they come on early and last long. One of the soups that the Portuguese whalers made while they were whale hunting off the coasts of New England was what is known as Caldo Verde soup (Green Soup) or Portuguese Kale Soup – a hearty nutritious and healthy soup. I remember making this 40 years ago when I first started going to Nantucket. Kale, then, was difficult to come by and very seasonal. Little did I know that kale would ever become such a trendy thing. We decided to update it a bit and make it even healthier than the original recipe by swapping the white potato for sweet potato, adding some carrots and celery and using chorizo instead of kielbasa. This makes it slightly sweeter, less fatty and more vitamin rich. This is a hearty main course meal when served with grilled baguette or as we do in Nantucket, Portuguese bread, – which is similar to San Francisco sour dough.

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