Thick Spinach Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 1 lb spinach, chopped
• 1 1/2 pints vegetable stock or 1 1/2 pints chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• creme fraiche or cream

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan and gently cook the onion for 3 minutes until softened.
• 2 stir in the potatoes, spinach, stock, nutmeg and seasoning.
• 3 bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a food processor (or use a hand-blender) and blend until smooth.
• 5 return to the pan, heat through and adjust seasoning to taste.
• 6 ladle into soup bowls and garnish with a swirl of creme fraiche (or cream) and freshly ground black pepper.
• 7 enjoy!