Ok so Dinosaur Swamp might put you off this soup...but if you've got a little one it will make them really into it. And who doesn't want to watch their kid eat a whole load of spinach? Exactly. Luckily it's delicious too. I cooked this with Toby so he could put the spinach in himself-I'm a firm believer in involving kids with the cooking process so that they're familiar with ingredients and not "scared" of them. He loved seeing how the huge handfuls of spinach he threw into the pan shrunk so quickly. If, however, you have a delicate eater who will not not knowingly eat a leaf, then just serve this up to them when it's ready. They will never know how much goodness is in it! In the past I have also served this with little dinosaur shaped bread or sandwiches, using a cookie cutter. Raaaar!
2 tsp olive oil
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 small onion
1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
250ml low sodium organic vegetable stock (from a cube)
200ml semi-skimmed milk
approx 200g baby spinach leaves
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and potato and saute for 5 minutes.
Add the vegetable stock and milk, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the potato is starting to soften,.
Add half the spinach, season, and simmer for 5 minutes more.
Cool slightly. Stir in the remaining spinach and blend with a hand held electric blender.
Easy!
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