Soups
are sought after by my elder one. She loves a variety of soups, althoughToor dal- Carrot Soup is her favourite. I generally make it on weekends when she can enjoy this.
Today’s soup is a quick to make & calcium rich Palak Almond Soup that I
made for her post school-its not only filling but very healthy too. Hope you
enjoy this colourful hearty soup during winters, when Spinach is available in
abundance. You can use fresh or frozen, regular or baby spinach. As I have
access to fresh spinach through the year, we make this regularly. Addition of
broccoli is optional, but I added this to have a bite.
Prep
time : 15 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Serves : 2
Palak
Almond soup with Broccoli.
Cuisine
: Indian, Course : Appetiser | Spice Level : Medium
Can be made vegan if desired
Serving
Suggestions : Garlic bread, toasted bread, soup sticks
Ingredients:
- Spinach
– fresh (regular) – 1/2 cup (packed) - Almond
meal – 1/4 cup* - Shallots
/ baby onions – 4 to 6 - Garlic
pods – 1 large - Broccoli
– 5-8 mini florets (about 1/4 cup) - Butter
/ oil – 1 TBSP - Salt
and pepper – to taste - Milk
– 3/4 cup - cream
– to garnish – 1 tsp (optional)
- In
a pan, add half the butter / oil. saute the garlic and onions for 4-5 mins till
they soften a bit. Remove. In the same oil, saute spinach for 1-2 mins without
any water till it wilts a bit. Remove and cool. Add the remaining oil and saute
the washed and drained broccoli for 3-4 mins till slightly sauteed but still
crunchy.
a blender, puree spinach, onions, garlic to a fine puree. Add almond meal and
puree once more, but not too much.- Return
this puree to the pan, let it simmer along with the broccoli. Add milk , salt
and pepper as desired. - Check
for spice and salt. Once creamy, transfer to a serving bowl. finish with cream
and top with pepper if required. - Serve
with croutons / soup sticks as desired
Linking this to Archana’s Soups and Salads Kids Delight event , created by Srivalli.
Such a hearty and healthy soup!
That's one bright and healthy soup Kalyani, guess we all thought on the same lines for colourful dishes..lol
Am a big fan of palak and your soup is so yummy looking. Can wait to make. Hope your line would be as colorful as this one
Wow what a amazing colour and so healthy. .wish I was a soup person:)
palak soup looks awesome… loving the addition of almonds!!
Love the vibrant colored, healthy soup.
what a healthy soup – love the vibrant color
Yummmmmy and healthy soup. Such a lovely colour Kalyani. Bookmarked.
Looks so vibrant and beautifully presented. Really healthy and colorful too!
Wow, looks so delish!!! Send across so much warmth in this cold here.
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Love this soup and the color of it, awesome.
Lovely and vibrant looking soup, Kalyani!
That bowl of eye catching shorba is quite enough to keep me warm..Lovely..
Adding palak to broccoli soup is a great idea. Soup looks delicious.