
Do you want to prepare a simple and comforting soup meal? Try this delicious creamy watercress and spinach soup. It's the ideal recipe for cold winter days. Bon appetit!!!
MAIN INGREDIENTS OF THIS RECIPE:
- Watercress, spinach, water, potato, onion
HOW TO MAKE CREAMY WATERCRESS AND SPINACH SOUP:
Peel and wash the carrots, potatoes, onions, courgette and leek. In a soup pot with 2 liters (8 cups) water, place the carrots, potatoes, leek, courgette and onions, everything cut into pieces. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 20 minutes. When all the ingredients are almost cooked, add the watercress and the spinach and cook for more 5 minutes. Remove briefly the pot from heat and use a hand blender to blend the soup until creamy. Stir and place the pot back on the stove over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and add the pasta. Season with salt, stir and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the olive oil, stir and serve.
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- Chickpeas soup with spinach
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Ingredients
- 2 liters (8 cups) water
- A bunch of watercress (about 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces))
- A bunch of spinach (about 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces))
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1 leek
- 1 medium courgette
- 4 medium carrots
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions
- 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) orzo pasta
- Salt (to taste)
Directions
- Peel and wash the carrots, potatoes, onions, courgette and leek. In a soup pot with 2 liters (8 cups) water, place the carrots, potatoes, leek, courgette and onions, everything cut into pieces. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 20 minutes. When all the ingredients are almost cooked, add the watercress and the spinach and cook for more 5 minutes.
- Remove briefly the pot from heat and use a hand blender to blend the soup until creamy. Stir and place the pot back on the stove over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and add the pasta. Season with salt, stir and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Turn off the heat, add the olive oil, stir and serve.