Caldo Verde

The first recipe comes from my best friend Fran who is also a foodie. She has spent a lot of time living on a yacht and this recipe is a favourite from her time in Portugal. Caldo Verde is a hearty soup made from chorizo sausage, cabbage or greens, potato and olive oil. It is that simple and that delicious that this will soon become a firm winter favourite.

We're lucky to live in London where there is a large Portugese community and our ingredients were bought on South Lambeth Rd in Vauxhall where there are plenty of lovely little Portugese deli's and tapas restaurants. It's well worth a visit especially on days when Portugal are playing football as the atmosphere is positively festive, only if they're winning of course!

Caldo Verde

Ingredients

250g Chorizo sausage

1 small Cabbage or 25og Greens

3 Potatoes

1/2 cup Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Method

Boil the potatoes until soft then mash into the remaining water. Add cabbage or greens and chorizo and cook for further 5 minutes until the colour of chorizo goes into the potatoes. Add the olive oil at the end to taste. Serve with crusty ciabatta bread for optimum satisfaction!

Photos and the recipe review to follow in my next post.