Spinach Soup | How to make spinach soup?
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Starter/Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 people
- 200 Gm or 2 Cup packed chopped spinach
- ½ Tbsp olive oil/oil/butter
- 1 chopped clove of garlic
- ½ Tbsp cornflour
- ¼ Cup whole/full cream milk
- Salt to taste
- ½ Tsp black pepper powder
- A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- ¼ Tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 Tbsp chopped basil or ½ Tsp dry basil
- Water to adjust thickness of soup
- Wash spinach well and drain all water
- Heat oil and add chopped garlic. Saute till spinach wilts
- Grind with a hand blender till pureed, bring back to boil, adjust water, add around ½ Cup to start with
- Add ½ Tbsp corn flour in a bowl and mix well into a paste with little milk. Pour this into the soup
- Add ¼ Cup more milk, add salt, add ½ Tsp pepper powder, add a small pinch of ground nutmeg and cayenne pepper
- Add chopped basil (a small handful)
- Serve hot with garlic bread, add grated parmesan on top if desired
Grind in mixer or blender. It is not essential to have a hand blender to make this recipe. Make sure the spinach cools down a bit before blending
Add a dash of cream if you like towards the end
Blanch spinach leaves in boiling water for a minute and drain them instead of sauteing them in olive oil
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/spinach-soup/
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