Monday 19 October 2015

Cream of spinach soup






You will love this soup even if you are not a big fan of spinach! The lovely green colour will entice while the rich, creamy taste will have you hooked and asking for more.  Its a very simple soup with no scope for error so try it without any hesitation and revel in having something truly nutritious and tasty.

Ingredients:

2 cups spinach
1 onion
1 tbsp butter
salt to taste
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp cream
1 tbsp cornflour
4 cups water
Bread croutons ( optional)

Method: Chop onion.  Chop spinach.

In a pan melt 1 tbsp butter.  Add chopped onion.  Fry for a minute.  Add the chopped spinach.  Stir till the spinach is well fried.  Add one cup water and boil for a minute.  Cool and transfer to a blender and puree.  Sieve and pour back into the pan. Add 3 cups of water.   Mix the cornflour with milk and cream.(  Reserve a little bit of cream for garnish.)  Add to the spinach puree in the pan.  Keep stirring over medium heat till soup is thick.  Add salt and pepper.  Serve hot garnished with cream and bread croutons.

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