Spring Spinach Soup Ingredients Ingredients Serves 4 - 6
1 tablespoon olive oil 1shallot, peeled and thinly sliced ½ small onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, roasted 10 oz. baby spinach dash of nutmeg salt and white pepper to taste 1/3 heavy cream (optional) 1cup of chicken stock 3 oz. salted butter
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Spring Spinach Soup
Recipe
by Chef Bruce Sherman
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Heat a medium size Teflon (non-stick) pan over the fire and place the olive oil in it
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Add in the sliced shallots, onion, and roasted garlic and stir for 2-3 minutes until softened but not colored.
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Next, add in the washed baby spinach -stemmed, if necessary. Add in
some salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg and then stir for 1-2 minutes
until softened.
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Add in the cream and reduce by half until thickened
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Add the chicken or vegetable stock and heat until the liquid boils
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Transfer the mixture to a blender, add in the butter and puree until
very smooth. Transfer to a pot to heat through until ready to serve.
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