Spinach Cream

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, mashed
• 1 cup spinach, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, warm
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• black pepper
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 lemons, juice of (optional)
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, grilled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a casserole, heat butter and oil. cook onion and garlic 3 to 4 minutes at medium heat.
• 2 add spinach and stir well. sprinkle with flour and keep cooking 1 minute while stirring.
• 3 add chicken stock. bring to boil. when it begins to boil, reduce the heat and let simmer about 20 minutes, until thickness.
• 4 remove from the heat and let cool.
• 5 puree in a blender until homogeneous.
• 6 put back in the casserole. add milk, pepper and nutmeg. let boil 2 to 3 minutes to reheat.
• 7 pour in soup bowls. sprinkle each serving with a few drops of lemon juice, then with 1 tablespoon of heavy cream by forming a spiral. sprinkle with almonds.