CAULIFLOWER AND CHARD SOUP WITH TEMPE

Winter finds me craving soups, especially for lunch.  I like hearty soups.

Ingredients:

1 med. sweet potato or white potato - peeled and chunked

3 cloves garlic - diced

Pinch of Cardamon

1 Jalapeno 

1 large cauliflower - chunked

1 onion - sliced

1 carrot - sliced

Sea salt

Pepper

1/2 bunch chard - diced even the stem

8-12 oz Tempe broken into pieces

1 quart chicken broth or vege broth

In a large sauce pan, combine broth with cauliflower, potato, garlic, onion, carrot, jalapeno, cardamon, salt and pepper. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer ( uncovered ) until cauliflower and potato are very tender.  Remove mixture from heat and put in a blender.  Blend to mix everything into liquid form.  Return to sauce pan and to simmer.

Now add the Chard and the Tempe.  Cook until Chard is tender or longer as we want to reduce the liquid to a rich soupy mixture.

I'm making this today!