I am actually surprised that I could do over 15 soups before I came to spinach. Spinach is an integral part of many mixed veg soups which I have been postponing because I never went to the store in time to get fresh spinach. In the evenings, they would look so worn out and sad, that I would postpone my purchase for the next day and on it would go. Finally I bought some fresh spinach today and set out to fulfill the near certain mandatory soup in a soup marathon.
I was anemic for a brief period during my teenage. But my over cautious mom fed me so much spinach that dad teased me about having green blood. Then when I finally got my ‘over the minimum limit’ hemoglobin report, I rebelled and stopped eating spinach for a long time. Most of my spinach consumption was soup and hence this post is for my mother who takes all the credit for me never being anemic again.
Serves 2
Recipe adapted from here.
WHAT WE NEED
Spinach 1 bunch
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Onion, large 1
Garlic cloves 2-3
Gram flour 1 tbsp
Water 2 cups
Cumin seeds, roasted 1 tsp
Salt & Pepper
Fresh cream (optional) to garnish
WHAT TO DO
- Remove the stems, wash the spinach leaves thoroughly and chop them
- Heat oil. Chop and add the garlic and onion and saute till onion becomes translucent
- Add the spinach leaves, salt and pepper. Saute for a minute
- Add water and let it come to a boil
- Simmer for 5 minutes
- Take off the heat, add cumin seeds and let it cool
- Once sufficiently cooled, blend the mixture to a smooth puree
- Return it to the pan and simmer for 3-4 minutes
- Take off the heat and garnish with cream
- Serve hot
- Enjoy!
This is my post for the September Mega Marathon under the theme – Soups.
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I use spinach a lot but never tried only spinach soup. The only soup that close was orange spinach and love it. I am enjoying your soup series
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I like spinach in my dishes, and whenever I get them, I use it in all of my dishes that week. This soup looks so creamy and must have tasted great..
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Green soup looks fabulous and my kind of soup. Healthy and inviting.
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Very vibrant looking soup.
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yummy and healthy. love how you retained that vibrant color. awesome.
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lol on that “Green blood ” !! :))) soup looks delicious ! I make this too, but with a dash of almond meal to cut out the peculiar taste for kids , that cooked spinach has …
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I love spinach but somehow could not see myself eating in soups or salads. However this spinach soup has a vibrant color and healthy for those who love it.
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Spinach soup is perfect for winter!! I posted a similar one in the first week!
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Love the vibrant green color of the spinach soup.
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Spinach is not much of my vegetable but I make it because hubby loves it. He will enjoy this soup so think my Popeye is going to get some spinach soup soon.
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Not just you girl, me too surprised that you could do so many!…this one looks amazing with that deep green colour!
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