{"id":218,"date":"2010-11-23T20:08:06","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T01:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/?p=218"},"modified":"2010-11-23T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T02:36:57","slug":"sweet-potato-kale-leek-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato, Kale, &#038; Leek Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A warm, bright bowl of Sweet Potato, Kale, &amp; Leek\u00a0Soup is perfect for a cool November day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4339.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-219\" title=\"IMG_4339\" src=\"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4339-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4339-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4339-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4339.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweet Potato, Kale, &amp; Leek \u00a0Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Serves 6 to 8\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2 Tbsp. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 cups chopped leeks, white\u00a0section\u00a0rinsed well<\/p>\n<p>2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced<\/p>\n<p>2 garlic cloves, minced<\/p>\n<p>4 cups chicken or turkey broth<\/p>\n<p>1 bunch kale, thick stems removed and very thinly sliced<\/p>\n<p>kosher salt, to taste<\/p>\n<p>1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring often, until light brown spots appear, about 10 minutes. Add sweet potatoes and also cook until spots appear, about 7 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.<\/p>\n<p>2. Pour in the chicken broth plus 3 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Then, simmer the potatoes over medium-low heat until potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a03. Increase the heat and bring soup to a boil again. Add kale and cook for 5 to 15 minutes, depending on how done you want your kale. Kale can even be eaten raw. Add salt to taste.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_4350\" src=\"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4350-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who needs a multivitamin when you\u2019ve got this soup! The dark green and orange colors of this soup mean that it is rich in vitamins A, C, &amp; K.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notes on Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re not familiar with <strong>leeks<\/strong>, substitute 1 large onion.<\/li>\n<li>The best way to cut <strong>kale<\/strong> very thinly is to stack 4 or 5 leaves, roll them tightly into a long cigar shape, and slice crosswise.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4350.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/miancatalano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_4350.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A warm, bright bowl of Sweet Potato, Kale, &amp; Leek\u00a0Soup is perfect for a cool November day. Sweet Potato, Kale, &amp; Leek \u00a0Soup Serves 6 to 8\u00a0 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 cups chopped leeks, white\u00a0section\u00a0rinsed well 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 4 cups chicken or turkey broth 1 bunch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miancatalano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}