Creamy spinach soup

Serve this aromatic and colourful spinach soup with a hearty dollop of sour cream and a slice of crusty bread.

Recipe «Creamy spinach soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 brown onion, halved, coarsely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1L vegetable stock , 4 sebago potatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped, 2 bunches English spinach, stems trimmed, washed, Salt & freshly ground black pepper , 65g sour cream, Crusty bread, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 brown onion, halved, coarsely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 2 tsp ground cumin 
• 1L vegetable stock 
• 4 sebago potatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped 
• 2 bunches English spinach, stems trimmed, washed 
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
• 65g sour cream 
• Crusty bread, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic and cumin and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
2. Increase heat to high. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Add potato and reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until potato is tender. Add spinach and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the spinach wilts. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
3. Place half the spinach mixture in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a clean saucepan. Repeat with remaining spinach mixture. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat. Taste and sea son with salt and pepper.
4. Ladle soup among serving bowls. Top with a dollop of sour cream and season with pepper. Serve with crusty bread.