Recipe: Tasty Cream of Spinach soup

Cream of Spinach soup. Rich and creamy spinach soup, with fresh or frozen spinach, onion, potatoes, broth, cream and sour cream. This soup can be served hot or chilled. Garnish with chopped chives, sprinkles of allspice, or a dollop of sour cream.

Crusty bread is a must with cream soups! Croutons are also a good option! This soup really benefits from a handful of crumbled bacon! You can cook Cream of Spinach soup using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cream of Spinach soup

1. It's of Spinach Puree.
2. You need 1 cup of Spinach leaves.
3. You need 1 of Garlic Clove.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of Ginger chop.
5. It's of Base.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Butter.
7. It's 1 tbsp of All-purpose Flour.
8. It's 1 cup of Milk.
9. You need 1/4 cup of Cream.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
11. You need 1/4 tsp of Black pepper crush.
12. It's 1/4 tsp of White pepper powder.
13. It's 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
14. You need 1/4 tsp of Oregano.
15. Prepare of Topping.
16. It's of Croutons as liked.
17. It's Pinch of Red Chilli flakes.
18. Prepare of Fresh Coriander.
19. Prepare of Cream.

A sprinkle of grated parmesan invokes that steakhouse creamed spinach vibe and. Creamy, healthy, not to mention kid-friendly. It is possible to have a creamy vegan spinach soup without adding any dairy-free milk or cream. The not-so-secret ingredient is the potato.

Cream of Spinach soup step by step

1. Wash spinach leaves.blanch them in hot boiling water for a minute.take out and immediately immerse in ice chilled water for a minute, take out again.this helps to retain the colour of spinach.
2. Make puree of blanched spinach with ginger garlic.as leaves are blanched,do not add water.make smooth puree without lumps or grains.
3. Add butter in pan.add bayleaf.add all-purpose flour. Saute to mix.add milk in pan and stir continuly to avoid lumps.add all seasoning.
4. Base would be thickened in no time,keep stirring.add spinach puree and mix well to have smooth blend texture.
5. Finely add cream and mix at low flame for 2 minutes or till the cream blends in smoothly.
6. Dish out.sprinkle with red chilli flakes.top up with croutons and fresh coriander drizzle cream over and serve hot.

The spinach in this recipe makes for a flavoursome and intriguing bright-green soup, from BBC Good Food. Pour the soup into a blender (preferably) or food processor, add the remaining spinach (this will keep the soup bright green and fresh tasting) and process until silky smooth - you may need to. Serve this creamy spinach soup piping hot, with a fresh buttered baguette. You can make a vegetarian version by using vegetable stock in place of the chicken stock. Whisk in the milk or cream and the seasonings and heat through briefly (about five minutes more), stirring occasionally.