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1
medium onion, chopped
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4
cloves garlic, minced
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2
teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
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2
tablespoons butter
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2
tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
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2
14 ounce can chicken broth
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1
large potato, peeled and chopped
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2
9 ounces fresh spinach or 1-1/4 lb. fresh spinach, washed and trimmed
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2
cups watercress, tough stems removed
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2
ounces Parmesan cheese, shaved
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2
small tomatoes, quartered, seeded and thinly sliced
1. In 4-quart Dutch oven cook onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning in hot butter over medium heat 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally.
2. If using sherry, remove Dutch oven from heat; slowly pour in sherry. Return to heat; cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and potato. Bring to boiling. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes or until potato is tender. Remove from heat.
3. Set aside 2 cups of the spinach. Stir remaining spinach, half at a time, into soup just until wilted. Cook about 5 minutes.
4. Transfer soup, half at a time, to food processor or blender; cover and process or blend until smooth. Return to Dutch oven; heat through. Season with salt.
5. To serve, top with reserved spinach, watercress, Parmesan, and tomatoes. Makes 6 side-dish servings.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 151,
- Protein (gm) 8,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 16,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 18,
- Saturated fat (gm) 4,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 4,
- Sugar, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin A (IU) 8600,
- Vitamin C (mg) 38,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 3,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 181,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 881,
- Potassium (mg) 784,
- Calcium (DV %) 232,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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It was good...just good. I won't be making this again.
1/7/2012 06:49:42 AM Report AbuseAbsolutely delicious! I blended half the water cress into the soup. This soup is flavorful, earthy, and delicious! Fresh spinach, fresh water cress, herbs and broth, creamed with the potato instead of dairy - can't get healthier!
12/28/2011 08:13:07 AM Report AbuseShould the recipe say 9 ounces of FROZEN spinach??
11/28/2011 12:54:32 PM Report Abuse