Lentil Soup with Kale and Sausage
- 2 tablespoons EVOO, plus more for drizzling
- 1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 2 stems fresh rosemary
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 large or 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1 potato, peeled and cut into small dice
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 bunch black kale, stemmed and chopped
- A few gratings fresh nutmeg
- 1/2 cup dry white or red wine
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/4 cups brown lentils
- Shaved Pecorino cheese, for serving
- Heat the EVOO in a soup pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned.
- Add the garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, carrots, onions and potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook until the vegetables are soft, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the kale and nutmeg.
- Add the wine to deglaze the pot, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.
- Stir in the chicken stock and 2 cups water and bring to boil (for thicker soup, use 2 cups less liquid).
- Stir in the lentils and cook at a low, bubbly simmer until the lentils are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove the rosemary stems and bay leaves.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a drizzle of EVOO and the shaved Pecorino.
- Per Serving: Calories 380; Total Fat 13 grams; Saturated Fat 3 grams; Protein 25 grams; Total Carbohydrate 44 grams; Sugar: 4 grams; Fiber 9 grams; Cholesterol 23 milligrams; Sodium 1207 milligrams
evoo, sausage, garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, carrot, onions, potato, tomato paste, black kale, nutmeg, dry white, chicken stock, brown lentils
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/lentil-soup-with-kale-and-sausage-recipe.html (may not work)