Recipe 410 - Creamy Spinach Soup

Things have got busy around here, which means we have been lazy about trying new things and just repeating our favorites. While that has been nice, I am missing the excitement of finding new meals :)

Tonight I had spinach that needed to be done, so decided to make it into a "cream" soup. I chose this recipe for it's simplicity. I had no cream so I used yogurt in the place of the cream. The texture was good but the yogurt gave it too strong a taste (it tasted like there was lots of lemon juice added).

That said this was still an excellent soup :) We topped it with a bit of feta. I liked how creamy the soup tasted without any cream at all, so I think with a bit of experimenting this could be a perfect cream soup!

Cream of Spinach Soup
from http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cream_of_spinach_soup/

• 8 ounces fresh spinach leaves
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 1 pound)
• 3 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cubes (or vegetable bouillon cubes for vegetarian option)
• 2 cups yogurt

In a large saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion in butter for 3 minutes or until limp. Add potatoes, water, and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Add spinach and cook for 2 to 4 minutes longer until spinach is tender.

Working in batches, purée soup mixture in a blender. Return to saucepan. Whisk in yogurt. Gently heat and serve.

Servings: 6