KALE AND BUTTER BEANS SOUP WITH PESTO

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This is perfect for cold weather, one of the best ways to cook with kale. It's a soup dish with the most wonderful crunchy texture from kale. The addition of basil pesto takes this traditional lentil-base soup to the next level. Serve hot with shaved Parmesan cheese.

Provided by Patty Gay

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Beans and Peas

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

¼ cup olive oil, divided
1 onion, diced small
1 carrot, diced small
3 cloves garlic, pressed
2 links Merguez sausage, casing removed and discarded
1 (16 ounce) can butter beans (large lima beans), drained and rinsed
1 cup water
1 tomato, diced small
4 leaves kale, stems removed and leaves coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons basil pesto
10 leaves fresh basil leaves

Steps:

  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrot, and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
  • Break sausage meat into small pieces and stir into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until meat is slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Stir butter beans, water, and tomato into sausage mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir kale and pesto into the sausage mixture; cook and stir until kale wilts slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat and stir basil leaves into soup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.8 calories, Carbohydrate 28.5 g, Cholesterol 33.5 mg, Fat 27.5 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 15.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 488.5 mg, Sugar 4.3 g

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