Fresh Spinach Soup Food

SPINACH SOUP

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.

SPINACH CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute (the flour should not take on any color).
• Pour in stock, whisking to incorporate fully, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, whisking fairly often, to cook out raw flour taste and thicken the liquid (it should reach the consistency of heavy cream).
• Blanch spinach: Wash well and trim tough ends while bringing a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath. Salt the boiling water generously and submerge all of the spinach. Blanch 30 seconds, just until wilted and bright green, then remove spinach with a spider or slotted spoon and immediately plunge into the ice-water bath to stop the cooking, stirring to cool more quickly. Squeeze spinach with your hands to remove excess liquid.
• Working in batches (do not fill more than halfway), add spinach and veloute base into a blender and puree until smooth. (Alternatively, puree soup in a food mill, using either fine or coarse disk, a food processor, or with an immersion blender.) Pass soup through a fine sieve into a clean pot, pressing on solids with a flexible spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Set pot over low heat and whisk in cream, if using. (Thin with more stock or water, if necessary.) Cream soups are the best made just before serving, especially when using green vegetables, as the soup can lose some of its vibrant color. You can make the veloute base the day before; let cool completely then refrigerate in an airtight container.
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bread cubes and cook until crisp and golden brown.
• Serve soup garnished with croutons.

EASY HOMEMADE CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine water and spinach.
• Cook till tender; do not drain.
• In a large saucepan melt the butter on medium low heat.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Whisk in hot milk and bouillon.
• Cook until beginning to thicken, then add spinach mixture.
• Season to taste.
• I sometimes add allspice instead of the garlic in the winter months.

SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the spinach and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the mixture to a blender or food processor, pour in 1/4 cup hot water and pulse until pureed. Set aside.
• In a large soup pot, cook the onions in the butter over medium heat until the onions begin to soften. Sprinkle the flour over the top and stir to combine. Cook for about 2 minutes, then pour in the milk, stirring occasionally. Add the salt, cayenne and some black pepper and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour in the pureed spinach, then cook until thickened, another 3 to 5 minutes.
• Check the seasonings, adding more salt, black pepper or cayenne as needed. Serve warm.

SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot and add onion, garlic, potato and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are traslucent and potatoes are tender.
• Add broth and turn up the heat, and bring to a steady simmer. Add in spinach, a little at a time, and cook for 5-8 minutes or until the greens are wilted but still vibrant. Turn off the heat.
• Allow the soup to cool a bit before blending with an immersion blender or spooning it into a high-speed blender or food processor. Loosley place on the lid (do not seal) and pulse soup a few times to get it started, then blend until you have a smooth consistency. You may have to do this in batches.
• At this point, you can adjust seasonings and enjoy or add in Greek yogurt and nutmeg, and blend one more time. This adds a bit more body and flavor to the soup, but I enjoy it both ways!

COLD SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet and sautee the onion until soft but not brown. Add the spinach and basil and cook for a minute or two, until the greens are wilted. Stir in the chicken stock.
• Puree this mixture in a blender or a food processor. Stir in the half and half and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Stir in the yogurt and season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Before serving re-season soup if necessary. Decorate by floating basil leaves on the surface.

FRESH AND HEALTHY SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Sauté the potato, onion, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and fat-free milk. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
• Stir in half of the spinach, cover, and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Cool slightly, then transfer the soup to a blender. Work in 2 batches if necessary to keep the hot soup from overflowing the blender as you blend. Alternatively, an immersion blender can be used to blend the soup in the pot. Add the remaining fresh spinach to the soup and blend until smooth.
• Taste for seasoning and serve.

EASY SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add carrots, scallion, and garlic; cook and stir until scallion is soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

HEALTHY SPINACH SOUP WITH TOFU

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a bowl, soak Chinese dried mushrooms in hot water to cover for 20 to 30 minutes, until softened.
• Squeeze out excess water. Cut off the stems and discard. Cut the caps into thin slices.
• Wipe the fresh mushrooms with a damp cloth, trim off any woody stems, and thinly slice.
• Heat the oil in a preheated​ wok over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chili paste. Stir for a few seconds, until aromatic.
• Add all of the mushrooms and stir-fry for about 2 minutes; stir in the rice wine or dry sherry.
• Add chicken broth, soy sauce, sugar, and pepper. Bring to a boil uncovered.
• Add tofu and spinach leaves. Return to a boil and cook until spinach leaves turn bright green, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil. Serve hot.