Spinach and Mushroom Soup recipe

Cook up a potful of fresh spinach soup for healthy winter comfort food. Or add tofu and it works as a whole meal in the summer.

Cool, moist weather makes winter  prime season for leafy greens in the Middle East, and spinach is one of Green Prophet’s favorites. As with our creamy eggplant soup, it’s natural to turn turn this delicious local vegetable into soup. Featuring  fresh spinach and immunity-boosting mushrooms, this recipe is so satisfying, so good for you, and so tasty that we think it qualifies as both slow food (see our post about slow food here) and comfort food.

Spinach-Mushroom Soup recipe

4 generous servings

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons oil or butter

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms

2 cups fresh, cleaned and chopped spinach

1 teaspoon salt

1 bay leaf

1 tablespoon flour

1 cup water

2 cups milk

black pepper to taste

1 teaspoon cream per serving

METHOD

Saute the onion in the oil or butter till it’s golden.

Add the mushrooms, bay leaf, and salt. Saute 5 minutes.

Sprinkle the flour in and stir well. Cook the flour and vegetables together 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Add the cup of water. Stir to obtain a thick, gravy-like mixture.

Cover and cook the mushroom/onion mixture 15 minutes over  medium heat.

Add 1 cup of milk. Lower the heat and cook 10 minutes.

Add the spinach and 1 more cup of milk. Cook 5 minutes longer, always on low heat.

Taste the soup for seasoning. Add more salt if needed and freshly-ground black pepper to taste.

Drizzle a teaspoon of heavy cream into each bowl as you serve the soup.

Bon appetit!

You can also add cubes of rubbery cheese or tofu like in India.

More recipes featuring greens on Green Prophet:

• Chickweed, a Wild Vitamin Powerhouse
• Vegan Pesto
• Chicory, Traditional Middle-Eastern Greens

Author: Miriam Kresh

Miriam Kresh is an American ex-pat living in Israel. Her love of Middle Eastern food evolved from close friendships with enthusiastic Moroccan, Tunisian and Turkish home cooks. She owns too many cookbooks and is always planning the next meal. Miriam can be reached at miriam (at) greenprophet (dot) com.

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