One of my favorite ingredient in making soup has to be Escarole. I love the leafy lettuce like texture that is so tender and sweet once cooked. I love making Escarole Soup with Sausage and Rice. It is rather quick and simple to make and comforting to enjoy in cool weather. The soup fills me up and I feel good afterward. I used Chorizo sausage but any Italian style sausage would be fine. You can easily omit the rice if you would rather keep this soup on the lighter side or "make ahead" type soup. (Rice can soak up the liquid in the soup fast get soggy if you let it sit too long)

My daughter was not feeling well and I made this soup for her as a lunch. You know when you are sick, you just want something simple and soothing. She loved this soup and it made her feel a little better.