Zesty Spinach Soup Food

ITALIAN ORZO SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add stock, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the broth reaches a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer.
• Stir in the orzo until combined. Cover the pot with a lid and continue simmering the soup, stirring occasionally so that the orzo doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot, until the orzo is just barely al dente. (Try to avoid overcooking the orzo!)
• Stir the spinach into the soup. Taste and season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
• Serve immediately, garnished with your favorite toppings, and enjoy!

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.

ZESTY SPINACH SOUP

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.

STIR-FRIED SPINACH WITH GARLIC AND LEMON ZEST

Steps:

• Carefully rinse the spinach in several changes of water.
• Discard the tough stems and any damaged leaves, drain briefly in a colander, shaking off excess water.
• Over medium-high heat, in a deep sauté pan or wok, combine the olive oil, lemon zest and garlic.
• After about 30 seconds, the garlic should begin to sizzle; immediately stir in the damp spinach and using tongs or 2 wooden spoons, toss and stir quickly until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer the spinach to a warmed serving dish and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper.
• Serve at once.

CREAMY SPINACH SOUP

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

SPICY SPINACH AND COCONUT SOUP

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.

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.