Soups/Cream of Spinach Soup
Serves: 4
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
From: http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipe/cream-of-spinach-soup/
Contents
Ingredients
1 quart vegetable or chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 large shallots, chopped
3 - 4 cloves garlic, chopped or thinly sliced
About 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 pounds spinach, stemmed and coarsely chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 tbsp.)
Salt and pepper
About 1/3-1/2 cup heavy cream
Freshly grated or ground nutmeg, to taste
Cayenne, piment d'Espelette, hot paprika or ground red pepper, to taste
Step 1
In a medium saucepan, bring the stock to a simmer over medium heat.
Step 2
Meanwhile, in a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. When it foams, add the onion, shallots and chopped garlic. Partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Add the flour, whisk for a minute or so, then whisk in the warm stock. Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Using an immersion blender or working in batches in a high-powered blender or food processor, puree the soup. If using a blender or food processor, return the soup to the pot. Stir in the heavy cream and simmer over low heat 5 minutes. Season to taste with nutmeg and a bit of cayenne or ground red pepper.
