“Green Monster” Spinach Soup Recipe – Todd Heberlein Volante Farms

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“Green Monster” Spinach Soup

Serves 8-9
Meal type Cheese, Garlic, Nutmeg, Potato, Spinach
Season Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Ingredients

  • 5 5 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled & roughly chopped

  • 2 lbs. spinach, washed and stemmed
  • 2 yellow onions, roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1/4 cup Romano cheese

  • 2 Tbs. butter
  • Salt and pepper

  • Pinch of nutmeg

  • Water

Directions

1 Melt butter in a large soup pot.
2 Add onions and garlic and brown for about 10 minutes.
3 Add potatoes, nutmeg, and enough water to just barely cover the potatoes.
4 Simmer until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
5 Remove from heat. Add spinach and let sit for 8 to 10 minutes until spinach wilts.
6 Puree in a regular blender or immersion blender.
7 Add cream, cheese, and season with salt and pepper.

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