Curry Kale Sausage Soup

We had kale in the fridge that needed used up. So, might as well make soup. To make easy work of it I precooked most of the ingredients the night before. After a quick trip to the visito (marching past the strolling elderly italian ladies in order to beat the dark) I had my beans needed to complete the soup.

To begin with...
Sautee:
1-2 tbs olive oil
1 medium to large carrot sliced
1 small yellow onion chopped
1 red spicy sausage sliced
1 clove garlic minced

Stir in:
approximately 4 cups homemade chicken broth
2 cups kale (chopped and stems removed)
1/2 cup celery leaves
1/2 tsp dried parsley (or more)
1/8 tsp sea salt (add more later to taste)
few cranks of fresh ground peppercorns
1/4 tsp curry (give or take)
2 dashes paprika
dash chili powder
dash cayenne pepper

When kale is close to being tender, add:
8 oz. canned diced tomato with juice
14 oz. (400 g) cannellini beans
dash roasted cumin
opt. add more curry or other spices

Serve with fresh grated parmesan or cheese of choice.

Buon appetito!

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