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Instant Pot Irish Potato Kale Soup

I’ve been wanting to try this recipe since I got my pressure cooker. I will definitely be making it again. I had to improvise on one of the ingredients. (See Below) My grocery store was out of leeks! The produce guy said the restaurants wipe them out every week! ☹️ And my brand of pressure cooker does not allow for under 5 minutes, so I split the time in two. It doesn’t seem to have affected the outcome. It came out great!

Thanks to Letty’s Kitchen for this awesome recipe. It’s a keeper, it’s delicious, it’s super easy, and it’s vegan. Quadruple win!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 large sweet onion, chopped (the original recipe calls for two leeks sliced thin)
  • 6 cups salted vegetable broth
  • 2 pounds potatoes (I used red potatoes), peeled and diced in ¾-inch cubes
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 8 ounces kale, stems and center ribs removed and discarded, leaves coarsely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Chopped green onion, for garnish
  • In your pressure cooker, sauté onions (or leeks) in olive oil until tender. Add broth, potatoes and garlic. Close and seal the lid and pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. Quick release the steam.

    Lightly mash some of the potatoes (I like leaving most of the cubes intact) and stir in the kale. Close and seal the lid once more and pressure cook on high for an additional 5 minutes.

    Release and add the apple cider vinegar and 20 turns of fresh ground pepper. If you used salted veggie broth you will probably not need to add any more. I didn’t need more salt. Season to taste. Serve with chopped green onion garish.

    If you don’t have a pressure cooker, you can do this on the stove top, cooking the potato portion 20 minutes and the kale portion an additional 10. I love how easy this recipe is. The veggie prep took longer than the cook time!

    The recipe makes 8 cups of soup. I’m going to enjoy this for lunch this week!


    January Biolet #27 & #28

    You get a two-fer today. The day slipped away from me yesterday. Below is a photo of my little rescue pup, “Gabby”. She had a spa day. She hates spa days. I am surely on her bad list. So unlike other days, this photo has nothing to do with the biolets…but as I said I’ve been crazy busy. And it make me chuckle. Poor spoiled kumquat!🤣

    27-

    how warm the sun feels on my skin
    streaming soft through the window pane
    cloudless blue skies, no sign of rain
    here, sheltered from the frigid wind
    streaming soft through the window pane
    how warm the sun feels on my skin

    28-

    when I was young and gullible
    why, I believed ‘most anything
    let others tell me what to think
    got me in a heap of trouble
    why, I believed ‘most anything
    when I was young and gullible

    ~kat


    January Biolet #26

    spring’s first ambassadors emerge
    dressed in deep cerulean blue
    a touch of warmth blooms life anew
    as winter shrieks its final dirge
    dressed in deep cerulean blue
    spring’s first ambassadors emerge

    ~kat


    January Biolet #22

    her brilliance cannot be muted
    luminous mistress of the night
    cloud swells magnify her light
    even shaded, she blushes red
    luminous mistress of the night
    her brilliance cannot be muted

    ~kat


    January Biolet #18

    A bit late…Friday was a long day.

    cascading jasmine midst the snow
    blossoms burst to hail spring’s coming
    cold and darkness overcoming
    fading winter dwindling slow
    blossoms burst to hail spring’s coming
    cascading jasmine midst the snow

    ~kat