Spinach Soup

This soup tastes great and is packed with too many vitamins and goodness for the body to list here.

Ingredients serve 4

30 g butter

1 chopped onion (150g)

500 g peeled and chopped potatoes

1000 ml vegetable stock

500 g frozen chopped and blanched English spinach

1 tsp salt

½ tsp white pepper

¼ tsp nutmeg

Method

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat with the chopped onion. Cook while stirring for approx. 3 minutes until onions are soft. Add the chopped potatoes and stock. Add the frozen spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook while occasional stirring until the spinach is thawed. Bring this mixture to the boil and reduce the heat. Simmer for approx. 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Blend mixture with a stick blender until soft and smooth. Reheat and serve in bowls with cream, cracked pepper and herb Focaccia bread.

Note: If you don’t have a stick blender, transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor in small batches.