Spicy Spinach and Coconut Soup
"Slightly spiced spinach and coconut soup recipe flavored with cumin, turmeric and ginger. Easy to make and very flavorful... A must-try!
Original recipe here: http://frenchcookingfordummies.com/2009/spinach-and-coconut-soup/"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄8 lbs fresh spinach
- 2 1⁄4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 1⁄4 cups coconut milk
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 onion
- 1⁄2 lemon
- 1⁄2 red scotch bonnet chili pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 4 tablespoons grated coconut
- salt
directions
- Carefully clean spinach leaves and pinch off the stems if they’re thick and tough. Chop spinach leaves roughly.
- Peel onion and garlic gloves. Chop onions and crush garlic gloves with a spoon.
- Take seeds off chili pepper and finely chop it.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and chili pepper, take temperature down to low heat and leave them for 5 minutes.
- Add cumin, turmeric and grated ginger. Add vegetable stock and coconut milk and take to a boil. Reduce heat and leave covered for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven on broiler setting.
- Add spinach and leave them for 3 minutes or until they wither.
- Liquidize 3/4 of the soup and put it back in the pan with the remaining quarter.
- Squeeze lemon, add to soup and season with salt.
- Grill grated coconut for 2 minutes in the oven.
- Serve in individual bowls and decorate with grilled coconut.
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Reviews
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Very nice soup, easy and quick to make. I enjoyed it, and when I looked in the fridge the next day, it was gone! That means DH liked it....
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