Carolyns Collard Green Soup Recipes

COLLARD GREENS AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and saute until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Combine browned sausage, chicken broth, collard greens, beans, diced tomatoes with chiles, soup mix, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a large pot. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, stirring often, until greens are tender and flavors have melded, about 30 minutes.

COLLARD GREENS & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pull the leaves from their stems. Cut the leaves into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil over a medium-high flame until it starts to ripple. Add the rosemary. Let it sizzle for a moment, then add the onion, carrot, and potato. Mix well.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low. Cover and sweat the vegetables for 8-10 minutes or until they are soft and the onion is slightly golden. Stir every so often to prevent sticking or burning.
• Turn the heat up to medium high. Add the chopped garlic. Stir and cook for another 2 minutes until you start to smell its aroma. Add the collard greens and stir-fry until they start to wilt and soften.
• Add the stock and beans, plus their liquid if home-cooked. The beans and vegetables should be well covered with liquid but not drowned. Add a little extra water if needed. Bring the soup to a boil. Partially cover and turn the heat down to low. Simmer, stirring from time to time, for 20-25 minutes or until the greens are very tender.
• Adjust seasoning, then cook 5 minutes more. Mash some of the beans against the sides of the pan to thicken the soup slightly. Stir in the chopped parsley and remaining rosemary. Cook 1 minute, then turn off the heat. Let the soup sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Serve drizzled with a little olive oil, if desired.

COLLARD GREEN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients in a 4-6 quart pressure cooker. Place on medium heat. Once the pressure builds and the steam starts to escape or jiggle, time and allow to cook for an hour. Turn the stove off and allow to sit until the steam is gone. Open top after making sure no more steam remains by holding the release valve to the side with a dish towel being careful not to allow the steam to contact your skin to avoid burns. Enjoy the soup with cornbread on the side or with the soup dipped over cornbread. Very filling and delicious and a great source of iron.
• 2. If you are afraid of pressure cookers, this soup works beautifully in a crock pot. Just follow the directions and place in crock pot and allow to cook on high for about 6 hours.
• 3. I like to pour a little pepper sauce on mine before eating which is the liquid you have in a jar of pickled peppers like jalopenos or other hot peppers. It's a southern thing!

COLLARD GREENS SOUP

Steps:

• In a pressure cooker with 2 liters / (8 1/2 cups) water, cook on a high heat the potatoes, onions, the turnip and the leek, everything cut into pieces. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook.
• When everything is cooked, remove from heat for a moment and grind with a hand blender. Season with olive oil and a little salt, stir with a wooden spoon and place again over heat.
• When the soup starts boiling, place the collard greens cut into small pieces along with the pumpkin cut into pieces and leave to cook about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and serve.

HAM AND COLLARD SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, onion and jalapeno and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the stock, ham, salt, pepper, collards and beans. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the collards have softened and the flavors have come together, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the vinegar and taste. Adjust the seasonings as needed. Serve in bowls and garnish with the Parmesan and parsley. Serve each bowl with a chunk of crusty baguette.

RAINY DAY COLLARDS AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat or if using fry bacon till crisp. Set bacon a side.
• In the oil or bacon fat saute the onions, red pepper, carrots, celery and garlic till tender about 8 minutes. Adding more olive oil if needed.
• Add the collards they will fill the pot but cook down a lot.Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil then simmer for 50 minutes.
• Taste to adjust seasonings.
• Crumble the bacon if using.
• Garnish the soup with one or all , a drizzle of vinegar, olive oil, bacon bits and fresh basil.
• Oh! be sure to remove the bay leaf before enjoying.

HEALTHY COLLARD GREENS SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute turkey sausage, onion, and green pepper in hot oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minute or until lightly browned.
• 2. Add chicken broth, collard greens, black-eyed peas, pepper, and hot sauce; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

COLLARD GREEN AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, cannellini beans, collard greens, vinegar, and Italian seasoning and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until collard greens are tender, 40 to 45 minutes.

CAROLYN'S COLLARD GREEN SOUP:

Steps:

• Soak beans in salt water over night (cover). Cook in same water for 1 hr. and then add remaining ingredients. Cook slowly for 2 more hours. Take meat out, cut into small pieces, and then return to the soup. Let the soup cool, skim off the fat and then reheat before serving

WHITE BEAN AND COLLARD GREEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook for about 3 more minutes. Add potatoes, tomatoes, beans. collard greens and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 25 minutes. If soup is too thick add a little more stock or water. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes Garnish soup with a healthy portion of grated parmesan cheese.