Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Spinach & Ginger Soup

We have dinner party tomorrow night:) I made Spinach Ginger Soup from cookbook called 1000 low fat.
This soup is so delicious. Our guest will love it.

Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion chopped
3 garlic cloves chopped
2 tsp chopped fresh ginger root
9 oz / 250g spinach leaves
1 small lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
4 cups chicken stock
2 big potatoes chopped
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
salt pepper
4 tbsp coconut milk (optional)

Preparation Method
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and lemongrass stalk and cook over medium heat  fro 3-4 minutes.
Add the spinach leaves to the pan stirring until the spinach is wilted.Add the stock and potatoes to the pan and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and cover simmer for  about  30 minutes.
Mix with hand blender until smooth. Add the rice vinegar and , then adjust the seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle a few drops of sesame oil and coconut milk  into the soup. 

2 comments:

  1. How strong is the spinach flavor in this soup? We're not the biggest spinach fans :)

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  2. You don't get strong spinach flavor in this recipe. It is very mild spinach flavor and ginger and coconut makes this soup very special. I made this soup for my guests. They loved it.

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