Soup Recipes > Spinach Soup

How to make spinach soup:
A very palatable way of eating your greens!





Ingredients

2 lb spinach
1 small onion
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
1/2 pint milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 heaped tablespoon flour
pinch of nutmeg
seasoning
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Method

- Wash the spinach in several waters and remove the stalks.
- Put the spinach into a pan with just enough water to cover the bottom.
- Add the shredded onion and cook until tender.
- Drain and rub through a fine sieve.
- Melt the butter in a pan.
- Blend in the flour, add the stock, spinach pulp, milk, nutmeg and seasoning to taste.
- Bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
- Simmer for 5 minutes and serve with croutons of fried bread.