Winter Spinach Soup

Filling and packed with goodness

Ingredients

• 260g spinach
• 3 carrots, roughly chopped
• 5 baby potatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 knorr mixed herb flavour pot
• 2 red onions, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
• 1l of water
• 2 tbsp chutney (i use homemade green tomato but really any will do)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes
• drizzle of olive oil
• large dollop of creme fraiche (optional)

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Heat the oil on a medium heat and then fry the onions.

STEP 2:

2. Add the garlic once the onions have begun to soften.

STEP 3:

3. Boil the water in the kettle.

STEP 4:

4. Add the potatoes, carrots, chilli flakes and butter to the pan and stir.

STEP 5:

5. Pour the boiling water into the pan and stir in the flavour pot.

STEP 6:

6. Boil for about 5 minutes before adding the chutney and the spinach then simmer until the potatoes are cooked through.

STEP 7:

7. Allow it to cool for a few minutes before blending.

STEP 8:

8. Ladle into a bowl and spoon out a large dollop of creme fraiche to serve.