For the holidays, you’ve found the perfect easy, quick, savory, and sweet appetizer. It has a unique flavor that is also delicate.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 55 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 bunch kale, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 4 medium carrots, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 9 cups water
- 1 ⅓ cups lentils, rinsed
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons garam masala (Optional)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Add kale stems, carrots, and onion; saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in water and lentils; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer until lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Stir tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, garam masala, thyme, dill, tarragon, and salt into the pot. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until flavors blend, about 15 minutes. Toss in kale leaves and let wilt, about 5 minutes.
- Tastes great with Italian or breakfast sausage, but if you leave it out, it’s a nice vegetarian soup.
- Garam masala is an Indian spice. It can be spicy.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 429 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Cholesterol | 30 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 18 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 956 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Excellent!! Loaded with flavor. I substituted a can of diced tomatoes for the can of tomato paste. I used hot Italian sausage to give it a little kick.
Delicious. Quick and easy!
What a wonderful combination of flavors, definitely will make this one again.