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Kale and Sweet Potato Soup

November 28, 2010 by Joy the Baker 160 Comments

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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.

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I like kale as much as I like brownies.

Wait… could Kale Brownies be a thing?  My head might explode.

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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.

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Kale and Sweet Potato Soup

inspired by Food and Wine

Print this Recipe!

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.

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  1. Sushi Girl

    November 29, 2010 at 7:52 am

    Yum! I might give it a go in my crockpot
    *love*

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  2. Susan

    November 29, 2010 at 7:52 am

    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!

    Reply
  3. Johanna

    November 29, 2010 at 7:26 am

    Kale and sweet potatoes are my foods of the moment–I eat them in everything! Have you tried baked kale chips yet?

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  4. HappyWhenNotHungry

    November 29, 2010 at 7:06 am

    This looks so warm and yummy! Your photos are awesome too. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Emma

    November 29, 2010 at 7:00 am

    This looks delicious and healthy, the ingredients are some of my favourite. Love the Thai flavours and the brown rice!

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  6. Chocolate Freckles

    November 29, 2010 at 6:57 am

    Ohhhh yes.. this sure looks like something I’ll like to have on a cold day!! ..

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  7. Maris (In Good Taste)

    November 29, 2010 at 6:41 am

    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!

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  8. JUROBBINS

    November 29, 2010 at 6:36 am

    if i could only lick the screen~YUM!!!

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  9. Estela @ Weekly Bite

    November 29, 2010 at 5:44 am

    Love the addition of coconut milk! Such a pretty soup :)

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  10. Katrina

    November 29, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Great combo of flavours! This soup would be perfect to warm me up. Im c-c-c-c-ooooold!

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  11. Tiffany

    November 29, 2010 at 5:05 am

    Mmm, I will have to try this soon!

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  12. Lauren at KeepItSweet

    November 29, 2010 at 4:51 am

    hmmm what a great “detox” meal post thanksgiving

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  13. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is

    November 29, 2010 at 4:34 am

    Perfect for the weather we are having!

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  14. Tara

    November 29, 2010 at 2:45 am

    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!!!

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    • joythebaker

      November 29, 2010 at 9:51 am

      oooh lady…. get a pot!!

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      • Tara

        December 2, 2010 at 4:35 am

        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.

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  15. sisi

    November 29, 2010 at 2:41 am

    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?

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    • joythebaker

      November 29, 2010 at 9:51 am

      totally winter.

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