Healthy Kale Soup

Ever wonder if there was any way to make kale taste good? Try this soup. My husband and I have horrible childhood memories of the dreaded kale. Green, strong tasted and a flavour worse than spinach. Something only grown-ups can like... like coffee, somehow.

Anyway, in our organic box came a humungous bunch of kale. And we looked at it. Looked at each other. And took it as a challenge! So we found and adapted this recipe for puréed kale soup, which tastes heavenly and is certainly restaurant-grade. From a health point of view, I can not stress how important a daily dose of 'greens' is. And kale is one of the best greens to eat regularily.

Ingredients
750g Kale (approx. 3-4 cups)
350g potatoes (approx. 2 cups)
1 onion
3 carrots
1 garlic
50g butter
125 ml cream (approx. 1/2 cup)
1 litre broth (msg free)
salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste

Preparation
Cut kale in stripes, wash, blanché in saltwater (cook quickly for 3min or so)
Peel potatoes and carros and dice
Dice onion and garlic
Fry onion and garlic in butter
Add kale, carrots and potatoes and saute for a few minutes
Add broth and cook until soft
Puree it all and add cream
Season with nutmeg, salt, pepper

Consider adding a small piece of chicken or fish on the side, to accompany the soup. For example, sprinkle basil, salt and pepper, and drizzle grape-seed oil on a piece of chicken and pop in the oven for approx. 30 min