Creamy Spinach And Carrot Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Combine spinach, onions and stock in a saucepan, and turn heat to medium high. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is very tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. Return to pan, add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, and serve.

Steps:

• 1. In 2 quart saucepan, melt butter; add onions. Cook over med. heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. {5-6 minutes} Stir in flour until smooth and bubbly. {1 minute} Stir in half and half and chicken broth. Add remaining ingredients except orange peel. Continue over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soup is heated through {12 to 15 minutes}. Add orange peel. Then enjoy.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain. Mash 2 cups potatoes; set aside., In a Dutch oven, saute leeks in oil until tender. Whisk the flour, bouillon granules and broth until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in mashed potatoes. Add spinach, salt, pepper and remaining potatoes; cook just until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Place spinach, water, bouillon, onion, and garlic powder in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until onion is tender.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan and whisk in the flour until smooth. Cook for 2 minutes. Slowly stir in half-and-half; mix until smooth. Pour the cream mixture into the spinach soup, and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large saucepan or casserole pot. Fry the onion and celery gently for 5 mins. Add the crushed garlic and cook for 1 min more. Tip in the carrots, stock and thyme, then season and bring to the boil. Lower to a simmer and cook, covered, for 25 mins until the carrots are softened.
• Meanwhile, heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the whole garlic clove over both sides of the sourdough. Tear it into rough chunks and toss with the remaining oil, a good pinch of salt and the seeds. Spread out on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 mins until golden and crisp. Mix with the chopped parsley and set aside.
• Remove the thyme from the pan and discard. Blitz the soup with a hand blender until smooth. Stir though the cream and season to taste. To serve, ladle the soup into four bowls, top with the croutons and drizzle over a little extra cream, if you like.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add the carrots and onion and saute in the butter until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat, then add the spinach.
• Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until spinach is done.
• Whisk in the milk or cream and the seasonings and heat through briefly (about five minutes more), stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Serve piping hot.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan, on a medium heat.
• Add onion and saute gently until softened, but not browned.
• Add carrot and potato, saute gently for a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic, ginger chilli and spices, saute for a further, stirring occasionally.
• Add spinach, cooked through for 5 minutes (wilt for 5 minutes if using fresh)
• Add stock, bring to the boil, cover and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Blend smooth with hand whisk or in food processor
• Adjust seasoning if needed
• Serve with warm homemade flatbread (see recipe)