Spinach Garlic Soup

Ingredients

38 gr spinach trimmed
950 ml chicken broth
65 gr carrots
60 gr onion
8 garlic
75 gr butter
32 gr all purpose flour
180 ml cream
60 ml milk
1 gr pepper
1 gr nutmeg

Instructions

Recipe by: Taste of Home April/May 1995 In a 5 litre Dutch oven, bring spinach, broth and carrots to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; cool to lukewarm. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until onion is soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes. Add to spinach mixture. Puree in small batches in a blender or food processor until finely chopped. Place in a large saucepan. Add cream, milk, pepper and nutmeg; heat through but do not boil.

"During the years I owned and operated a deli, this was one of the most popular soups I served," recalls Marilyn Paradis of Woodburn, Oregon.