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This is one of those soups that I made knowing full well husband will not be eating.  One word, mushrooms.  It’s the food that’s a deal breaker with him.  He is a very persnickety eater if you haven’t picked up on that yet but sometimes he can be persuaded to give something a shot.  But mushrooms, that’s not going to happen.  One mushroom will cause an entire meal to be inedible to him.  If they are on pizza, well we don’t get them on pizza because they leave a vile taste even if picked off.  His words not mine.

Since I happen to be a fan of the mushroom I decided to try it with this garlic soup as its base because my husband wasn’t on board with that either.  Geez.  The upside to a soup just for me with no chance of Adam wanting any is that I can really swing for the stars and add some kale to the mix.  What drives me to take such risks?  Soup is on and it is delicious and it is all mine.  And yours if you want.

Mushroom & Kale Soup

Adapted from Julia Child

Ingredients

12 Cloves of Garlic

1/2 lb white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced

1/2 lb Kale, rough chopped

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground sage

1/4 teaspoon thyme

7 Tablespoons Olive Oil

3 egg yolks

2 quarts of water

Drop garlic cloves in a pot of boiling water for 30 seconds.  Drain and run under cold water, peel.  Place garlic in a 3 quart pot with 2 quarts water, 3 Tablespoons of olive oil, salt, pepper, ground cloves, sage and thyme.  Boil slowly for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile place 1 Tablespoon of Olive oil in a pan on medium heat and saute mushrooms for a few minutes, add kale and mix.  Continue to cook until kale begins to wilt a bit.  Remove from heat and set aside covered.

In a soup tureen beat the egg yolks and whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil drop by drop.  Just before serving beat a ladleful of hot soup into egg yolk mixture.  Slowly strain the remaining soup into mixture pressing the juice out of the garlic cloves.  Stir in the mushroom and kale saute.  Ladle into individual bowls and Enjoy!