Roasted Garlic Soup
photo by justcallmetoni
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 garlic heads
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups spinach, chopped with stems removed
directions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Remove papery covering from garlic. Don't seperate the cloves.
- Slice the top of each head of garlic off so most of the cloves are exposed.
- Place garlic in a small baking dish.
- Drizzle 1 tsp of olive oil over each head.
- Cover dish with foil and roast 45 minutes or until garlic is soft and lightly browned. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic pulp into a medium sauce pan.
- Add broth, stir well to combine.
- Simmer 15 minutes.
- Before serving, stir in spinach and simmer until wilted, about 4 minutes.
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Reviews
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My first selection for Pick a Chef 2006 and I enjoyed this immensely. While the soup, with the roasting step, takes time, there is little work involved. Served mine with polenta croutons and it was simply delicious and more filling than I would have guessed. I mashed my cloves before adding them to the broth which gave it a rustic feel. If you wanted a smoother broth you could run the garlic and a little broth in a mini chopper first. The roasted garlic is quite mild and sweet. I cooked just enough spinach, saving the stock for leftovers. The evening soup was even better -- so it's well worth the simmer time to develop the fantastic flavor.
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