Good grief.
I’m freezing cold. I want Taco Bell. I want to eat vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce in a hot tub.
I can feel myself being a major brat.
I’ll settle for a giant scarf. A big bowl of this healthy soup. Hot chocolate and a bath… and I’ll stop being a dang brat.
I like kale as much as I like brownies.
Wait… could Kale Brownies be a thing? My head might explode.
Let me tell you why this soup makes everything better.
Big, gnarly kale leaves are shredded and cooked down with delicious sweet potatoes (yams), swimming in a slightly spicy coconut broth. With the flavors of turmeric, ginger and coconut… this soup is super comforting and delicious served over a big bed of brown rice.
Healthy. Warm. Comforting.
Follow with a warm bath and a brownie… just cause that seems dreamy.
Kale and Sweet Potato Soup
inspired by Food and Wine
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped fine
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon crushed red peppers
3/4 pound kale, tough stems removed and roughly chopped
1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (yams), peeled and diced into 3/4-inch cubes
1 1/2 quart chicken or vegetable broth
1 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
2 cups cooked brown rice
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook down until tender and translucent, about five minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, turmeric and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, for about 1 minutes.
Add the sweet potato chunks and stir.
Add the chicken or vegetable broth and bring to a simmer.
Add the kale once the broth is simmering and submerge all of the leaves, helping them to cook down.
Cook for about 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes have become tender.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Lastly, stir in coconut milk, heat through and serve over a bed of brown rice.
Sushi Girl
Yum! I might give it a go in my crockpot
*love*
Susan
I have to agree with you on the kale – it is fabulous. And, girl, if you could rock a kale brownie, I’d be all OVER IT!
Johanna
Kale and sweet potatoes are my foods of the moment–I eat them in everything! Have you tried baked kale chips yet?
HappyWhenNotHungry
This looks so warm and yummy! Your photos are awesome too. Thanks for sharing!
Emma
This looks delicious and healthy, the ingredients are some of my favourite. Love the Thai flavours and the brown rice!
Chocolate Freckles
Ohhhh yes.. this sure looks like something I’ll like to have on a cold day!! ..
Maris (In Good Taste)
This was such a great sentence to read on a gray Monday morning:
I’m freezing cold. I want Taco Bell. I want to eat vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce in a hot tub.
Love the soup!
JUROBBINS
if i could only lick the screen~YUM!!!
Estela @ Weekly Bite
Love the addition of coconut milk! Such a pretty soup :)
Katrina
Great combo of flavours! This soup would be perfect to warm me up. Im c-c-c-c-ooooold!
Tiffany
Mmm, I will have to try this soon!
Lauren at KeepItSweet
hmmm what a great “detox” meal post thanksgiving
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
Perfect for the weather we are having!
Tara
This recipe, in combo with the fact that the BBC predicts it will snow here tomorrow, really makes me wish I had a big enough pot to cook soup. *Sigh*
I love the new header and everything by the way!!!
joythebaker
oooh lady…. get a pot!!
Tara
I would, but I only get 23kg of luggage on the plane home in two months time, and I suspect clothes and wine are going to take up most of that.
sisi
This is the perfect vegetarian meal for the cold winter we have here up in the north, after battling against the wind and the rain..love the kale and carrot combo.=)warms me right up!btw..i recently watched Food,Inc documentary and it’s an eye opener, even to a long time vegetarian like me..i will think twice before purchasing fruits and veggies that are shipped from miles away over locally grown produce from farmers market..i wonder if organic kale and sweet potatoes are in season now..are they winter veggies?
joythebaker
totally winter.