Comments on: Portuguese Kale Soup

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:33:51 +0000

In reply to Doris.

So glad you liked it! Your MIL’s recipe sounds delicious, love the idea of using a mixture of meats and adding split peas!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:33:17 +0000

In reply to caroline.

So glad you liked it!

By: caroline

caroline — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:38:18 +0000

In reply to Michael.

It closely resembles the kale soup from the region I live in. It’s perfect!

By: Doris

Doris — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:47:55 +0000

In reply to Nancy.

My MIL made this all the time, and she was from the Azores. Her recipe was almost identical to this one. The only difference is that she used split green peas, and that is what gave it the greenish look. She also used kale. She always used a chuck roast with the both hot and mild Portuguese sausage. It was the best.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:33:54 +0000

In reply to Rebecca.

So glad you liked it!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:55:49 +0000

Delicious! I love linguica and live in New England so can get the Portuguese sausages in the grocery store. we grow kale and potatoes, this was a great use of the little tiny potatoes I usually don’t want to deal with. I’ve made similar soups, but never added beans, that really rounds it out and gives the soup even more heft for my husband.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:26:56 +0000

In reply to Dena.

So glad you liked it!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:04:57 +0000

In reply to Nancy.

Hi! If you read the post you’ll see I already addressed this. When I originally published this recipe I had come across some inaccurate information in my research from usually reliable resources leading me to believe the two soups were one in the same, and people chimed in to correct me! The URL is the same because it’s a royal pain to change a URL, but I wrote a whole paragraph in the post explaining what happened and the differences between the two soups. Thanks for chiming in!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:51:13 +0000

This is a good looking soup. I can tell you what it isn’t. Caldo Verde. Caldo Verde literally translates to Green Broth. The broth is definitely not green. And the main ingredient are collards greens not Kale. And there are no beans in this soup. Sorry.

By: Dena

Dena — Tue, 27 May 2025 21:07:51 +0000

I made this with hot italian sausage as that was what I had. I added one carrot diced. This was great soup, a keeper recipe. Thank you. So nice to have some leftover too!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:26:02 +0000

In reply to Lary Brownell.

So glad you liked it! Love the idea of using cabbage in this and different kinds of meat. Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Lary Brownell

Lary Brownell — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:48:20 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Lindemann.

I use pretty much the same recipe, but I also use sliced cabbage. I start out by simmering a beef or pork roast also, as the the family likes lots and lots of meat.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:38:13 +0000

In reply to Michael.

Thanks for sharing your tips!

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:08:14 +0000

I live in New Bedford Massachusetts which has a significant Portuguese and have sampled many varieties of Kale Soup. I make my own Kale Soup and a few variations I use are using Turkey Linguica with the casing pulled off and crumbled. I also use small white beans that I lightly crush which gives a nice consistency to the soup. Other than these two changes my recipe follows yours quite closely

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:20:01 +0000

In reply to MaryAnn Goes.

So glad you liked it!

By: MaryAnn Goes

MaryAnn Goes — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:46:27 +0000

Very good

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:12:13 +0000

In reply to A Smith.

So glad you liked it! Love these substitutions – I’m such a fan of using what you have!

By: A Smith

A Smith — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:57:45 +0000

Excellent–my husband loved it! We didn’t have the sausage, so we used 93/7 grass fed ground beef and “healthy” hot dogs, seasoned all well, and it turned out great, believe it or not :) Well done!