Spinach Soup
Spinach Soup is a wonderfully flavourful, comforting, and healthy dish. It’s made with simple, wholesome ingredients for a highly nutritious soup.
There is no doubt that Spinach is a superfood. How can we forget Popeye, the sailor who used to get his power from Spinach? Why is Spinach called a superfood? Spinach is high in fiber while also being low in calories and fat. It is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin C, and potassium. Being high-fiber food, it can add volume, colour, and texture to your favourite recipes.
Spinach is good for skin, hair, and bone health. More health benefits of consuming spinach include improving blood glucose control in people with diabetes, lowering the risk of cancer, and improving bone health. Additionally, this vegetable provides minerals and vitamins that can confer a range of benefits. Today I will share the super healthy recipe for the superfood spinach which is Spinach Soup.
How to prepare Spinach Soup
Course: – Low-Calorie Soup
Total Cook Time: – 30 minutes
Serving: – 4
Energy: – 58 Cal/serving
Spinach Soup Ingredients
- Spinach (washed with stems removed): 2 large bunches chopped
- 1 tsp butter or oil
- 1 tbsp roughly chopped garlic
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- Milk (skimmed or low-fat): 1 cup
- Water: 1 cup
- Black pepper grounded: 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
Cooking Instructions
- Boil the half milk with half the water and blanch the spinach in it for 2 minutes and puree after getting cold.
- Heat the butter in a pan, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add spinach puree with the Remaining half milk and half water.
- Keep it on a simmer flame for about 10 minutes and keep stirring in between.
- Add salt and black pepper for 2 more minutes.
- Serve hot with 1 teaspoon of cold rice.
Nutritional Values of Spinach Soup
Per serving: 58 calories, 2.9 protein, 5.7 g carbohydrate, 1.6 g total fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 1.3 g fiber, 50 mg sodium
This Spinach Soup is highly nutritious and super tasty: –
- Spinach soup is high in Vitamin A which is crucial for healthy vision, healthy skin, and cell growth.
- It is also high in vitamin C which is a great defense against colds & coughs.
- It is also rich in Folic Acid.
- A 100 gram of spinach contains 34% of a person’s daily recommended amount of vitamin C, though different cooking methods can change the nutritional content.
- Other possible health benefits include improving blood glucose control in people
But there are a few things to be careful of while including Spinach in your diet: –
- Spinach is typically safe to consume s part of a well-rounded, nutritious diet. However, some people may benefit from limiting their intake of this vegetable.
- It is high in dietary oxalate, which can increase a person’s risk of developing kidney stones, and vitamin k, which interferes with some medication.
- Talk to your doctor about possible health risks or drug interactions before increasing the amount of spinach you eat daily.
Have a Happy and Healthy Life
