Hard to find someone who, in the cold weather, does not surrender to a delicious green broth! Successful in most homes, especially in winter, this is a traditional Portuguese soup made from potatoes and kale cut into very thin strips.
But as creativity is a keyword in the kitchen, over time many variations of the traditional recipe have emerged: for example, with cauliflower replacing potatoes; bacon instead of pepperoni sausage; light and / or meatless versions, etc.
That is, when it comes to green juice today, there are no rules! The important thing is to find ingredients that match each other, ensuring a soup that will sustain, heat (in the case of cold days) and please the taste!
Although it "fall like a glove" In winter, the broth can also be tasted at other times of the year, being served less hot (just let it cool a little before serving) and / or on those balmy evenings!
Get inspired by the recipes below and make your green broth whenever you feel like it, be it basic, light or more elaborate!
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Simple and tasty broths
1. Basic Green Broth: To make this simple recipe you will only need onion, garlic, potato, sausage, vegetable broth, salt and black pepper. Great choice for dinner on a cooler day.
2. Mother's green broth: a warm broth, watered with olive oil, goes very well, right? Even better if accompanied by a fresh bread! Broth preparation is easy and the result is an ideal meal for cold days!
3. Simple green broth: easy to make but full of flavor! You'll use chopped potatoes, garlic and onions, chicken stock, oil, salt, black pepper, water, sliced cabbage, and smoked pepperoni sausage.
4. Beaten green broth: The recipe only takes potatoes, cabbage, garlic, onion, pepperoni sausage, olive oil, salt, black pepper and cumin. The tip is to chop the short and thin cabbage, which makes it much easier to have the soup. And you can add more or less water as you like.
5. Creamy Green Broth: You'll need collard greens, chives, potatoes, salt, pepperoni or bacon, filtered water, chicken broth and seasoning to taste. In this recipe, the broth has a firmer texture, but if you prefer the thinner broth, just add more water.
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6. Practical Green Broth: Tasty, nutritious, easy to prepare and with ingredients that are easily found, this green broth can be made any time of the year, but of course it is the winter that is most successful!
7. Green broth in pressure: you will need onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepperoni sausage, broth, potatoes cut into large pieces, water and minced cabbage. Then basically everything goes into the pressure cooker for about 12 minutes. That is, an easy and quick preparation!
8. Green broth with potato baroa: simple, colorful and very tasty, is the ideal recipe for cold nights! You will basically use baroa potatoes, pepperoni sausage, collard greens, garlic and onions.
9. Green broth with smoked sausage: a cream soup that is as easy and practical to make as comforting, delicious and very cheap. There are only four ingredients, 20 minutes and many compliments will be guaranteed.
10. Cauliflower broth: A less caloric version of traditional broth to help? Who wants to keep the line ?. The recipe includes cauliflower, garlic, onion, kale, water, salt, chorizo and olive oil.
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11. Green yam broth: Good tip for those who like to vary, yam replaces the potato in this version of green broth. In addition to this, you will need onion, pepperoni sausage, oil, salt, nutmeg, kale, and black pepper.
12. Green cornmeal broth: To make this delicious soup, a good tip is to make it in a tall pan, because it sneezes a lot and you can get burned. The preparation is very simple, the recipe is vegan and serves up to 2 people.
13. Broccoli Green Broth: A delicious and smooth recipe that, in addition to broccoli, includes potatoes, manioc, garlic, pimento, pepperoni sausage, olive oil and salt.
14. Green broth with what you have: the tip is to make this broth with cabbage, carrots, chayote, zucchini, garlic, onion or simply with what you have in the fridge! Good alternative when you want to have a soup, but you had not prepared for a very elaborate recipe!
15. Braised green broth: the preparation is simple and the result is a very tasty broth.The tip is to sauté a chopped pepperoni bud (in its own fat) and then throw the chopped cabbage on top, hoping to wither a little.
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16. Capricious Green Broth: To make this flavorful broth, you'll need potatoes, Portuguese sausage, bacon, onions, garlic, bay leaves, collard greens, black pepper, olive oil and water.
17. Green broth with a touch of meat: easy to prepare, the tip is to serve this broth with toast or warm French bread, and a little olive oil on top. A hot meal for anyone to blame!
18. Green broth with bacon: the preparation is easy and takes about 40 minutes, yielding 4 servings. You will use extra virgin olive oil, onions, garlic, potatoes, vegetable stock, kale, salt and black pepper.
19. Green broth with braided cheese: a quick and easy broth, and very tasty! No secret, you will basically use chopped vegetables, seasonings and a mixer or blender. Ideal for cold and lazy nights.
Elaborate broths
20. Green courgette broth: a healthy and very tasty soup. You will need courgettes, onions, garlic, chayote, water, salt, olive oil and chorizo.
21. Green broth with paio: paio gives this broth a special touch! The tip is to still use a good vegetable broth to make this delicious, and a good olive oil to sauté the vegetables, as this also makes a difference in the final result.
22. Green broth with cassava, sausage and smoked ribs: a gluten-free recipe. In this delicious broth, in addition to cassava, you will use smoked ribs, pork sausage, olive oil, water, onion, garlic, pepper, kale and green smell.
23. Green broth with bacon and paio: A broth full of flavor, especially due to the use of bacon and paio. In addition to these, you will need collard greens, water, chicken stock, potatoes and toast.
24. Green broth with pepperoni and bacon: To make this green broth more than complete, you will need potatoes, olive oil, onion, garlic, pepperoni, bacon, kale, chicken or beef, salt and black pepper .
25. Green broth with pepperoni and pork ribs: There are no secrets to preparing this broth that usually pleases everyone in the house! You will use potatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, pepperoni sausage, smoked pork ribs (optional), salt, black pepper and collard greens.
26. Green broth with spinach, leek and pepper: Easy to prepare, this soup is made in the pressure cooker to speed up cooking. The various ingredients used, such as onion, garlic, sausage etc., guarantee a lot of flavor to the broth, which is the ideal meal on cold days!
27. Green broth with a touch of white wine: recipe from traditional Portuguese green broth, which yields six portions. You will use potatoes, sausage, collard greens, onions, garlic, olive oil, sour cream, vegetable stock, white wine, salt and pepper.
28. Green broth with a touch of sweet and blond paprika: easy to prepare and full of flavor. If you find it easier, you don't even have to sauté the cabbage, it can be put raw even in the hot broth, but the tip is to sauté it exactly so that it gets the taste of the pepperoni.
Light and healthy broths
29. Caldo verde fit: Unfortunately, for those who are on a diet, the traditional Portuguese soup is not very suitable as it carries a lot of potato and paio. But how about reducing the amount of English potato by adding sweet potato and removing the paio ?!
30. Light green broth: In this recipe the potato is replaced by the much lighter cauliflower (it has a lot less carbs and calories, with a little more protein). If you want to make your green broth even lighter, you can exchange the sausage for another thinner option such as chicken or turkey breast.
31. Light green broth with turkey breast: Light version of this delight, only takes two potatoes and the sausage is replaced by turkey breast. The result is basically the same flavor as the traditional soup, very creamy and delicious, but with fewer calories.
32. Green detox soup: a delicious, carbohydrate-free version. Additionally, this soup is rich in foods that aid in the detox process such as broccoli, collard greens and lemon. It's worth a try!
33. Cauliflower low-carb green broth: As cauliflower traditionally replaces potatoes in some dishes on a low-carb diet, nothing more obvious than risking low-carb green broth! The result is amazing and as satisfying as the potato version.
34. Low carb green broth with chayote: A delicious green broth in a healthier, low carb version. Super easy to make and as delicious as the original recipe. The chayote comes in replacing the potato and, of course, adding flavor and texture to the soup.
35. Simple Vegan Green Broth: To make this delicious vegan broth, you will only need garlic, onion, potatoes, water, kale and salt. As it does not carry sausage or bread, it is a lighter version compared to the traditional recipe.
36Vegan green pea broth: delicious and rich in calcium. This broth, besides being nutritious, has a beautiful color, so even children who are not very? fans? of soups or green foods, will want to taste!
37. Organic Green Broth: This recipe yields four portions and you will need broccoli, organic brown rice, functional green cubes, onion, garlic, organic virgin olive oil, salt, black pepper and grated Parmesan cheese.
Now, when you make your next green broth, you already know that you can escape a little of the traditional and make a more or less elaborate soup, with the ingredients that please you! And, to live up to the name broth green, basically, just remember the cabbage cut into very thin strips!
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