Spinach and leek soup

Get your greens in this vibrant spinach soup.

Recipe «Spinach and leek soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp walnuts, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 leeks, halved lengthways, washed, thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 4 cups vegetable stock , 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, washed, shredded, 2 tbsp reduced-fat cream .

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp walnuts 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 leeks, halved lengthways, washed, thinly sliced 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 4 cups vegetable stock 
• 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, washed, shredded 
• 2 tbsp reduced-fat cream 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Place walnuts onto a baking tray. Cook for 8 minutes or until toasted. Roughly chop.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring, or until soft. Add stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
3. Add spinach. Cook for 30 seconds. Remove soup from heat. Cool for 5 minutes.
4. Blend or process soup, in batches, until almost smooth. Return to saucepan.
5. Stir in cream. Heat over low heat until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with walnuts. Serve.