Name: Leek, Swiss Chard & Chorizo Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: 3 large leeks (4 cups), halved length-wise, sliced across, rinsed and drained; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 links smoked chorizo sausage, thinly sliced; 4 -6 cups Swiss Chard , rinsed well, drained and coarsely chopped; 4 cup chicken or vegetable broth; 1 large carrot, grated; 4 small new potatoes, grated; 1 tin 540ml/ 18-20oz whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped with juice; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 Tbsp dried Italian herb blend; 1 tin 540 ml/ 18-20oz navy beans, drained (mostly to reduce salt. I would prefer to use dried beans soaked overnight (1 cup before soaking – they swell), but this is an option when there’s no time)

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

Yields

8 servings

This hearty, chunky soup is perfect for those weekends when you’re out and about and starving when you get home. Just spend 15 minutes in the morning and let it slowly simmer until you need it.

ingredients

large leeks (4 cups), halved length-wise, sliced across, rinsed and drained

Tbsp olive oil

links smoked chorizo sausage, thinly sliced

-6 cups Swiss Chard , rinsed well, drained and coarsely chopped

cup chicken or vegetable broth

large carrot, grated

small new potatoes, grated

tin 540ml/ 18-20oz whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped with juice

Salt and pepper to taste

Tbsp dried Italian herb blend

tin 540 ml/ 18-20oz navy beans, drained (mostly to reduce salt. I would prefer to use dried beans soaked overnight (1 cup before soaking – they swell), but this is an option when there’s no time)

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directions

Step 1

In a Dutch oven or large soup pot, sauté the leeks in oil

until they are soft and semi-translucent (8-10 minutes).

Step 2

Add the chorizo and sauté for 3 minutes.

Step 3

Add the Swiss Chard and stir several times until the leaves

are wilted. If it gets too dry add a bit of broth so the leeks

won’t scorch. (5 minutes). Add the grated carrot (and potatoes,

if using) and tomatoes.

Step 4

Add the vegetable broth and seasonings, cover and simmer

over medium low heat for at 20 minutes but longer is better.

Everything just really absorbs the flavors.

Step 5

Add the beans and continue to simmer for at least 20

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