Creamy Spinach Soup
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
The Fat content is hopefully negated by the goodness of the greens. It yields about 6 servings. A winner soup for those who love spinach.
Ingredients
- 1Family Sized Box of Organic Baby Spinach
- 1Small fist ful (about 2 tbsp) pine Nuts
- 1-2 Dry red chilies (cayenne) (not for the faint hearted)
- 1 tsp of whole black peppers (this is a must ;)
- 1 cup (240 ml) of heavy cream
- 1cup (240 ml) of milk (if required)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- In a wide mouthed pan, heat the olive oil and temper the chilies, peppers and brown the garlic
- Add the spinach and swiftly toss it around
- Once the leaves have softened a bit, add the cream and the pine nuts and allow them to boil together – this should take 3-5 minutes
- Add some milk if you want more volume
- Salt to liking
- Cool it before you grind.
- Refrigerate if you like cold soups.
- Pour back in the pan and allow it to heat up again, if you like it hot – like we do chez moi.
- This can be served with warm bread or crackers
Notes
- A whole box of spinach is a lot volume-wise.
- So stir in handfuls at a time so as not not get overwhelmed.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
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Frequently Asked Questions
The recipe calls for dry red chilies and whole black peppers — how spicy does this soup get?
The ingredient list notes the 1–2 dry cayenne chilies are “not for the faint-hearted,” and the whole black peppers (1 tsp) are called “a must.” Both are tempered in hot oil with the garlic at the very start, which blooms their heat into the cream base. The result is a noticeably spiced soup; reduce or skip the chilies if you prefer mild.
Why does the recipe say to cool the soup before blending, and can I serve it cold?
Step 6 says to cool before grinding — blending hot liquids can cause pressure build-up and splattering. The instructions then offer two paths: refrigerate if you like cold soup, or return the blended soup to the pan and reheat if you prefer it hot. Both are presented as equally valid options.
omg ! what is this? it looks like melted mint ice cream