Yes, plain old spinach, with apples and nutmeg!
I know, like me, you had a wonderful weekend. Southern Ontarians had great weather, no need to whine and complain, and anyway when I heard of ‘Snow Country’, areas in Japan characterized by heavy, long-lasting snowfalls, so deep in some places that buildings have a special entrance on the second story, I decided, ‘no more weather whining.’
I am sure you also ate loads of calories, like I did, either by going out or visiting friends or just ‘potato couching’ and watching movies. I managed to watch three movies this weekend. My goal this year is to watch one hundred movies. This must sound silly but you know parenting and a full time job can result in one missing out on a lot of things, like movies. I think my twelve-year-old son has watched more movies than I have, so it’s time to catch up!
For those of us, who have been gobbling up the calories, it’s time to go green again, with spinach soup. YES. Plain, old, SPINACH, with apples, lemon and nutmeg. I really enjoyed this soup and I hope you will like it too.
If your weekend was crappy, I sincerely hope you will start your week off, on a positive note! Enjoy the week, and the soup!
Please use baby spinach for this recipe
Always remember to assemble all ingredients before you start
Melt the butter or add olive oil to a large saucepan
Sweat onions and potatoes for 5 minutes
Add the apples and continue sweating another 3 minutes
Add the nutmeg and coriander
and stir thoroughly until combined
Add two cups stock (broth)
and bring to the boil and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are full cooked
Add the spinach, cover the pan and cook 5 minutes or until cooked
Blend the soup in two batches until smooth
Add the salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice. If the soup is too thick add more milk or stock (broth).
Serve in bowls and swirl the yoghurt on top. Garnish with chopped parsley or chives or basil leaves .
Spinach and Apple Soup
Preparation time: 20 minutes; Cooking time: 40 minutes; Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 30g (2 tablespoons) butter, margarine or extra-virgin olive oil
- I medium onion, chopped
- I large potato peeled and diced (300g, 2 cups diced)
- 2 medium granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 620ml (2½ cups) vegetable or chicken stock (broth)
- 250g (½ Ib, 10oz) baby spinach, shredded (you can reduce amount if you like)
- 250ml (1 cup) milk
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon (it will depend on the tartness of the apple)
- Natural yoghurt, to garnish
- A little parsley, finely chopped, to garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter or margarine, in a large saucepan (or add olive oil). Cook the onions and potatoes for 5 minutes, then add the apple and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the nutmeg and coriander and cook stirring for one minute.
- Add 2 cups stock (broth), bring to the boil and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Add the spinach, cover pan and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat and blend in two batches until smooth.
- Return to the pan and reheat slowly together with the milk, until piping hot. Do not boil. Season with the salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice. If the soup is too thick add more milk or stock.
- Serve in bowls and swirl the yoghurt on top. Garnish with chopped parsley or chives or basil leaves .
Points to note:
- I used Granny Smith and Golden Delicious for this recipe.
- The potatoes took 20 minutes to cook.
- If the soup is too thick, add more milk.
- Last Updated: 23 September 2018
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Tis the season for apples and your “spinach and apple soup”. What a great idea! I’ll be adapting it slightly for us vegans. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Abby,
Thanks for reminding me about this soup. I enjoyed it. Please feel free to adapt it to suit your palate. I hope you enjoy the soup. Have a wonderful Sunday. Best regards,
Liz
I really like the idea of apples and spinach. Sounds so fresh and crisp. Maybe the movie-watching can be doubled-up with all of the cooking!
Haha thanks for stopping by and jogging my memory back to the time I was potato couching the whole weekend. I really enjoyed the spinach and apple soup. I would recommend it anytime, and you can always give it your own twist. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate, this little note!
This looks great! May give it a go tomorrow evening x
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wow…. this is very new to me!! Looking forward to trying it once I find all the ingredients!
It’s delicious, just make sure you use baby spinach…