Friday, April 6, 2012

Spinach Broccoli Cream Soup | Soup Recipes

I am trying to include Spinach to my diet atleast twice or thrice a week. But I get bored with the regular Spinach with dhal curry. So I am trying many ways to include spinach which is interesting too. Spinach chapathi, Spinach basil pesto, Spinach chutney are few of the many ways I try them. The recent addition to the list is this Spinach Broccoli cream soup.
Ingredients:
Serves -2
Fresh baby spinach - 2 cups - tightly packed
Broccoli - (fresh/frozen) - 1 cup - steamed
Chopped onions - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 1 clove - halved
Vegetable stock - 2 cups - Homemade or Store-bought
Cooking cream - 1/4 cup (optional)
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
Salt  - to taste
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Method:
In a wide sauce-pan heat olive oil. Saute the onions and garlic until it becomes soft. Add the steamed broccoli and fry for a minute. Add the spinach and saute until it wilts. Add pepper and the vegetable stock. Allow it to boil and remove from heat. When it is slightly cool, puree in a blender in batches or using an immersion blender. Return the puree to the sauce-pan and heat slightly. Add the cream and whisk until it is well mixed. Add salt to taste but remember the store-bought stock may already have salt in it. Remove from heat and serve warm or cold. It tastes good either way.
Sending this healthy and tasty soup to Healthy Morsels - Pregnancy and also to CC-Spring Seasonal Food.

26 comments:

  1. super healthy soup. nice recipe.

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  2. wonderful soup spinach n broccoli is a yummy combo..

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  3. That's healthy combo and soup looks so appetizing !!!! Thanks for linking to the event !!!!!!

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  4. Healthy n creamy soup... Nice one dear. Lovely green color

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  5. colourfull and healthy soup.loving it.

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  6. looks really tempting and delicious!

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  8. Spinach and Brocoli soup - interesting and healthy combo! Will try it out. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. hi krithi, how are you. a healthy hot bowl of spinach broccoli is just great for me.
    have a nice day

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  10. Wat a healthy and super comforting delicious soup..Lovely combo..

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  11. Lovely soup. Healthy and delicious.

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  12. Healthier and interesting version of spinach & broccoli.. Love the texture and color dear..
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  13. Yes, I love soup .. any time and this sounds comforting and delicious!

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  16. Yummy n healthy soup.

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  17. even i try to cook greens atleast twice a week, this is a delecious way to have spinach :)

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  18. Hi Krithi! Thanks for stopping by. Great blog. Love the presentation :)

    Never added spinach to broccoli soup. That would be 'super' healthy I am sure! Nice idea. Must try...Happy Cooking! Keep it coming...


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