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ciao! cooks Wouter Gorter Sana Souphouse RECIPE INSPIRATION In 2014, co-owners Wouter and Andre Dabrowski married their backgrounds in sustainable agriculture, microbiology and economics to open the doors to a downtown soup bistro. The owners credit Andre's mother for many recipes and top secret ingredient, imported Russian salt. Using simple, fresh food as the foundation, the cooks push out hearty soups that include classic and seasonal favourites. Zuppa Toscana Health intentions do not go ignored in this decadent creamy broth. INGREDIENTS 4 Tbsp vegetable salt 1 tsp all spice 1 tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp fennel seed 3 garlic cloves, fi nely chopped 6 spicy Italian pork sausages 6 potatoes, cubed 3 carrots, sliced 1 bunch kale, chopped 1/4 cup whole cream 1 Tbsp unsalted butter 2 Tbsp paprika METHOD 1. Bring large pot of water to boil and season with vegetable salt, all spice and black pepper. 2. Add garlic, carrots, potatoes and sausage to pot. 3. Cook until the carrots and potatoes are tender. 4. Remove sausage, slice into rounds and transfer into a skillet. Once brown, add sausage back to pot. 5. Add kale. Stir in whole cream, butter and paprika. Serve warm. Yield 4 servings ciao! / feb/mar / two thousand eighteen 23