Best Garlic Spinach Soup Recipes

GARLIC, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and stir in garlic and onion. Cook until tender. Season with cumin and coriander.
• Mix vegetable stock and potatoes into the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the garbanzo beans, and continue to cook until potatoes are tender.
• In a small bowl, blend the heavy cream, tahini, and corn meal. Mix into the soup.
• Stir spinach into the soup. Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Continue to cook until spinach is heated through.

GARLIC SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth, garlic, and ginger to a boil in a large saucepan; reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes. Add the zucchini and cook until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir in the chicken and cellophane noodles; cook until the chicken is hot and the noodles are soft and transparent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the spinach until wilted.

GARLIC, CHICKPEA & SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the garlic and onions until soft and golden.
• Stir in the cumin and coriander and cook for one minute.
• Add the stock and potatoes.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Mix the cornflour, cream and tahini together.
• Stir into the soup with the spinach.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to the boil, stirring and simmering for another 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cayenne pepper before serving.

SPINACH GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5qt Dutch oven, bring spinach, broth and carrots to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat; cool to luke-warm.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until onion is soft,about 5-10 minutes.
• Add flour; cook and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes.
• Add to spinach mixture.
• Puree in small batches in a blender or food processor until finely chopped.
• Place in a large saucepan.
• Add cream, milk, and pepper, heat through but do not boil.

CHILLED GARLIC AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place fresh garlic heads on parchment-lined foil, drizzle with oil, and season with salt. Wrap in foil, and roast until tender, about 40 minutes. Let cool, then squeeze out garlic, discarding skins. Place 1/4 cup yogurt in a bowl, and stir in 2 teaspoons roasted garlic.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and saute green garlic until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Transfer broth mixture to a blender. Add remaining yogurt and half the spinach, and puree. Add remaining spinach, the basil, and 2 tablespoons roasted garlic (reserve remainder for another use), and puree. Add lemon juice, and season with salt. Refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Before serving, top with a little roasted-garlic yogurt and basil.

SPINACH GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. Dutch oven, bring spinach, broth and carrots to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in butter until onion is soft, about 5-10 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes. Add to spinach mixture. Cool slightly., Puree in small batches in a blender until finely chopped. Place in a large saucepan. Add the cream, milk, pepper and nutmeg; heat through but do not boil.

GARLIC SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Place the stock or water in a large saucepan or soup pot with the bouquet garni. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Bring to a simmer and add the garlic. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add the pasta and simmer 5 minutes, until cooked al dente. Remove the bouquet garni.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl and stir in 1/3 cup of stock, making sure that it is not boiling, and the cheese.
• Stir the spinach into the simmering stock and simmer for 1 minute. Drizzle in the egg mixture, scraping all of it in with a rubber spatula. Turn off the heat and stir very slowly with the spatula, paddling it back and forth until the eggs have set. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve at once.

RICH GARLIC SOUP WITH SPINACH AND PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice and water. Separate the head of garlic into cloves and drop them into the boiling water. Blanch for 30 seconds, then transfer to the ice water. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then drain and remove the skins from the garlic cloves. They'll be loose and easy to remove. Crush the cloves lightly by leaning on them with the side of a chef's knife.
• Place the garlic cloves in a large saucepan with the 2 quarts water, olive oil, bouquet garni, and salt to taste, and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 hour. Strain and return the broth to the saucepan. Taste and adjust salt, and bring back to a simmer.
• Add the macaroni shells to the broth and simmer until cooked al dente.
• Distribute the garlic croutons among 6 soup bowls and top each one with a heaped tablespoon of cheese. Beat the egg yolks in a bowl. Making sure that it is not boiling, whisk in a ladleful of the hot garlic broth.
• Add the spinach to the simmering broth and stir for 30 seconds to a minute, until all of the spinach is wilted. Turn off the heat and stir in the tempered egg yolks. Stir for a minute, taste and adjust seasonings. Ladle the soup over the cheese-topped croutons, and serve.

GRILLED LEG OF LAMB-- SPINACH AND STILTON SALAD WITH GARLIC CROUTONS-- CHILLED MELON SOUP WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut leg of lamb in loin sections then marinate with 1/2 cup olive oil, 3 gloves garlic, curry powder, dried herbs and rosemary. Marinate for 30 minutes or overnight if possible. Then grill the loins for 15 to 20 minutes turning just once. Carefully flambe with pastis.
• Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and toss with remainder of garlic and 3 tablespoons of olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Toast croutons for about 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven turning 2 to 3 times for even browning. Then toss croutons with spinach, Stilton, tomatoes, remaining olive oil and balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper.
• In a food processor, puree cantaloupe, apple juice, mango, orange and peach. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with basil and prosciutto.

ROASTED GARLIC AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat; saute garlic until browned on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer garlic to a work surface, reserving oil in the stockpot. Slice garlic.
• Mix rice in the reserved oil until evenly coated; add tomatoes and cook, stirring frequently, until toasted and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Stir beef broth and spinach into tomato mixture; cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into spinach mixture, cover stockpot, and simmer soup until flavors combine, 15 to 20 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.

CHINESE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH SPINACH AND GARLIC CHIVES

Steps:

• With a cleaver or heavy chef's knife cut chicken into large pieces. Cut chicken through bones into 2-inch pieces. In a large kettle of boiling water blanch chicken 1 minute. In a colander drain chicken and rinse under cold water.
• With flat side of cleaver or knife lightly smash gingerroot and scallions. In cleaned kettle bring 10 cups water to a boil with chicken, gingerroot, scallions, rice wine or Sherry and simmer, uncovered, skimming froth occasionally, 2 hours. Pour broth through colander lined with triple thickness of cheesecloth into a large heatproof bowl, reserving chicken for another use. Broth may be made 3 days ahead, cooled completely, uncovered, and chilled, covered.
• In cleaned kettle bring broth to a boil. Add noodles and boil, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in spinach and simmer, stirring once or twice, until spinach turns bright green and is just tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in chives and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 1 minute.

GARLIC, CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil and sautee garlic and onion until soft and translucent.
• Stir in the coriander and cumin powders and cook till aromatic.
• Pour in stock and add chopped potatoes.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes, add chickpeas and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Blend cornstarch with cream, tahini, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper as desired.
• Stir into the soup along with the spinach.
• Bring to a boil while stirring frequently and let simmer another 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SHRIMP AND SPINACH SOUP WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat so the water simmers. Add the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, about 3 minutes. Drain, peel and devein the shrimp. Cut them in half, crosswise and set aside.
• Place the rice in a mixing bowl and toss with the lemon rind and lemon juice. Pour the chicken broth in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Season with the salt and pepper to taste.
• Mound the rice mixture in the center of 4 soup plates. Top with the chopped spinach. Place the shrimp over the spinach. Divide the roasted garlic among the bowls and ladle the broth around the rice. Serve immediately.

GARLIC, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and stir in garlic and onion. Cook until tender. 2. Season with cumin and coriander cook for 1 more minute 3. Mix vegetable stock and potatoes into the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the garbanzo beans, and continue to cook until potatoes are tender. 4. In a small bowl, blend the heavy cream, tahini, and cornstarch. Mix into the soup. Stir spinach into the soup. Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Continue to cook until spinach is heated through.

RICH GARLIC SOUP WITH SPINACH AND PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• 1. Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice and water. Separate the head of garlic into cloves and drop them into the boiling water. Blanch for 30 seconds, then transfer to the ice water. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then drain and remove the skins from the garlic cloves. They'll be loose and easy to remove. Crush the cloves lightly by leaning on them with the side of a chef's knife. 2. Place the garlic cloves in a large saucepan with 2 quarts of water, the olive oil, bouquet garni, and salt to taste, and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 hour. Strain and return the broth to the saucepan. Taste and adjust salt, and bring back to a simmer. 3. Add the macaroni shells to the broth and simmer until cooked al dente. 4. Distribute the garlic croutons among 6 soup bowls and top each one with a heaped tablespoon of cheese. Beat the egg yolks in a bowl. Making sure that it is not boiling, whisk in a ladleful of the hot garlic broth. 5. Add the spinach to the simmering broth and stir for 30 seconds to a minute, until all of the spinach is wilted. Turn off the heat and stir in the tempered egg yolks. Stir for a minute, taste and adjust seasonings. Ladle the soup over the cheese-topped croutons, and serve.

GARLIC SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot bring spinach, chicken stock, carrot, onion, and garlic to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Cool slightly and then carefully puree in small batches in a blender.
• Return soup to pot and keep warm on low.
• Mix flour into evaporated milk.
• Stir soup while gradually adding in milk flour mixture.
• Add pepper and nutmeg; heat through. Do not boil.

SPINACH-BROCCOLI SOUP WITH GARLIC AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Separate broccoli stalk from florets. Finely chop florets, transfer to a rimmed baking sheet, and toss with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast, tossing halfway through, until dark brown and tender, 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, trim and peel broccoli stalk; chop and set aside.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. coconut oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high. Add onion and chopped garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and cook, checking and stirring occasionally, until onion and garlic are very soft, 25-30 minutes (this long, slow cooking draws maximum flavor out of the vegetables). Add broccoli stem, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5-10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, add 5 cups broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld, 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Set aside 1/4 cup cilantro for serving. Blanch spinach and remaining cilantro in a large pot of boiling salted water until bright green and just wilted, about 30 seconds. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking; let cool. Drain; squeeze out excess liquid.
• Working in batches, purée soup base and blanched spinach and cilantro in a blender until very smooth (make sure lid is slightly ajar to let steam escape; cover with a towel). Transfer to a large bowl or pitcher.
• Pour soup back into pot and thin with broth, if needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper; keep warm.
• Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. coconut oil in a small skillet over medium. Cook sliced garlic, swirling skillet often, until golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer garlic to a small bowl with a slotted spoon; set garlic oil aside.
• Add roasted broccoli florets, lemon zest, and reserved cilantro leaves to garlic and toss to combine. Serve soup topped with broccoli-garlic mixture and drizzled with reserved garlic oil.
• Do ahead: Soup (without broccoli-garlic mixture) can be made 4 days ahead, though its bright green color will fade over time. Let cool; cover and chill. Cover and chill raw broccoli florets separately. Roast broccoli and prepare topping just before serving.

SPINACH AND GREEN GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Warm the olive oil and butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the green garlic and a pinch of salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until it is soft and translucent. Also, as the garlic cooks, you should notice that its scent changes from raw and sharp to sweeter and more mellow; that's what you're after. When the garlic is ready, add the stock, raise the heat a bit, and bring it to a boil. Then adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and continue to cook for about 15 minutes. Add the spinach, and immediately turn off the stove. Let it sit for 5 minutes - not too long, or the spinach will lose its color - and then, working in batches, purée the mixture in a blender. (Remember never to fill the blender more than a quarter or a third full, because the hot liquid will expand when you turn on the motor.) The soup should be a rich shade of green and very smooth. Return the soup to the pot, and place it over low heat to rewarm gently. Add 1 Tbsp. crème fraîche and another pinch or two of salt. Taste, and adjust seasoning as necessary. Serve warm or hot, with a drizzle of olive oil or a dollop of crème fraîche, if you like.

TEN MOTHERS GARLIC AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Remove the outer papery covering of the garlic. Slice off the top of each head so most of the cloves are exposed. Place on a square of aluminum foil for easy cleanup, or select the smallest baking dish you have. Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil over each head. Fold the foil over the garlic to completely enclose it, or cover the baking dish with foil.
• Roast for about 45 minutes, until the garlic is completely soft and lightly browned.
• When cool enough to handle, squeeze the garlic pulp into a medium-sized saucepan. Add the broth and stir well to combine. Simmer for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
• Just before serving, stir in the spinach and simmer until wilted, about 4 minutes. Stir vigorously (the garlic has tendency to settle out.).
• Serve hot.