Our KOL Foods sausage flavors mesh perfectly with this light and mildly spicy soup. Red Russian Kale can be found at your local farmer's market, though it is actually purple, grey/green.

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2-3 tsp.
• 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary (or use 1 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed)
• 3 tsp. finely chopped fresh sage (or use 1 1/2 tsp. dried rubbed sage)
• 1 T finely minced garlic
• 1 lb KOL Foods sausage (lamb or Merguez suggested)
• 10 cups KOL Foods chicken or poultry broth
• 2, 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• Vegeta seasoning (optional)
• 3/8 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 5/8 tsp sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large bunch Red Russian Kale or other type kale, washed well and finely chopped
• 2, 15 oz cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed well

Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in heavy frying pan over medium heat, then add chopped onion and saute 3-4 minutes, until onion is soft. Lower heat a little and add garlic, chopped rosemary, and chopped sage, and saute 2-3 minutes more. Put onion-herb mixture into large soup pot with 10 cups chicken broth and start to simmer.

Add 1 more tsp. olive oil to frying pan if needed and turn heat back to medium. Breaking apart sausage with metal turner, until sausage is browned and well broken apart. Add sausage to pot with simmering chicken broth. Add canned tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, black pepper, and Vegeta seasoning if using. Simmer about 30 minutes over low heat.

While soup simmers, wash kale, shake dry, and finely chop into ribbons, then turn cutting board and chop again going the opposite way. Drain chickpeas (garbanzos) into metal colander placed in the sink and rinse with cold water until no more foam appears.

After about 30 minutes, add kale and garbanzos to simmering soup mixture. Simmer about 45 minutes more, until kale is completely softened, and all flavors are well blended. Serve hot.

Serves 6