Zesty Spinach Soup Recipes

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:

• Carefully clean spinach leaves and pinch off the stems if they're thick and tough. Chop spinach leaves roughly.
• Peel onion and garlic gloves. Chop onions and crush garlic gloves with a spoon.
• Take seeds off chili pepper and finely chop it.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and chili pepper, take temperature down to low heat and leave them for 5 minutes.
• Add cumin, turmeric and grated ginger. Add vegetable stock and coconut milk and take to a boil. Reduce heat and leave covered for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven on broiler setting.
• Add spinach and leave them for 3 minutes or until they wither.
• Liquidize 3/4 of the soup and put it back in the pan with the remaining quarter.
• Squeeze lemon, add to soup and season with salt.
• Grill grated coconut for 2 minutes in the oven.
• Serve in individual bowls and decorate with grilled coconut.

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)

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Add the spring onions, leek, celery and potato. Stir and put on the lid. Sweat for 10 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
• Pour in the stock and cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the potato is soft.
• Add the spinach and cook for a couple of minutes until wilted. Use a hand blender to blitz to a smooth soup.
• Stir in the crème fraîche. Reheat and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a large soup pot or dutch oven. Add onion and saute over med-low heat until translucent.
• Add carrots, celery, garlic and salt. Saute until vegetables are golden about 5 minutes.
• Add stock. Unwrap cubes and add to liquid. Add tomatoes, quinoa, beans and spices. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until quinoa is tender.
• Add spinach and cover. Cook briefly until leaves are wilted.
• Season with salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large lidded saucepan, add the onion and garlic and fry gently for 5-6 minutes until softening. Stir in the potato and continue to cook gently for 1 minute. Pour in the stock and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the potato starts to cook. Pour in the milk and bring up to a simmer, then stir in half the spinach and the lemon zest. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the spinach has completely wilted down. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender (preferably) or food processor, add the remaining spinach (this will keep the soup bright green and fresh tasting) and process until silky smooth - you may need to do this in batches depending on the size of your machine. (The soup may now be frozen for up to 1 month. Defrost in the microwave or overnight in the fridge. The soup may lose some of its vibrancy on freezing, but the flavour won't be impaired.) Return to the pan and reheat. Taste and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. You may like to dilute the soup with a little extra stock if too thick. Ladle the soup into bowls and swirl in the cream