Friday, November 11, 2011

Spinach & Bean Soup

So planning to throw a holiday party ? Definitely include these kind of soups and salads, which are water rich and fiber rich to fills up and helps to cut down on the calorie rich main course. Spinach is such a healthy vegetable with loads of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Iron, Calcium apart from a host of other vitamins and minerals. A low glycemic index food and will perfectly fit the diet list of weight watchers and carb watchers also. The addition of Cannellini bean in this soup, adds not only thickness to this soup but fortifies with additional protein.  This recipe is too simple and can be done in minutes, do try this out and let me know what you think about this one.





Preparation Time - 10 Minutes

Cooking Time - 10 to 15 Minutes

Serves - 4





Ingredients



Spinach - 1 bunch(Rinsed, Drained,  thick stalks removed, chopped)

Cannelli bean - 3/4 Cup(Cooked)

Coconut Oil -2 Tsp

Garlic - 2 Cloves(Chopped into fine pieces)

Crushed black pepper - 1 Tsp or to taste

Salt - 1/2 Tsp or to taste

Fresh lemon juice - 1 Tsp or to taste

Water - 4 Cups(Add more for a thinner soup)



Method



1) Heat a tsp of oil and add the spinach and saute till they are slightly wilted for 8-10 minutes on medium heat. Switch off and let this cool for few minutes.



2) In a blender add the cooked spinach, beans, salt and half of the water and blend till a smooth paste. Add the remaining water and puree one more time.



3) Heat a pan, add remaining oil and saute till the garlic browns and transfer the pureed content from the blender to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.



4) Switch off and add lemon juice and black pepper. Serve hot.





Events



1) Sending this to Soup and Salad Mela by Srivalli.



2) Sending this to Winter Carnival an event hosted by Radhika of Tickling Palates.

23 comments:

julie said...

Delicious n super healthy one!!lovely..

Nandini said...

A healthy and nutritious soup! Must try this!

Hari Chandana said...

Very new to me.. looks so delicious and healthy.. thanks for sharing :)
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Kalpana Sareesh said...

wow very good soup..

notyet100 said...

Soup looks perfect for the festival,..

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Healthy and yummy looking soup...

Women World said...

Waw! Lovely and healthy soup. Easy way to make kids eat spinach.

divya said...

Very delicious and tempting recipe.. looks awesome :)

Mythreyi said...

Warm and Healthy Soup for Cold Winter.. Sounds Yum!!!

-Mythreyi
Yum! Yum! Yum!

Chitra said...

Healthy one. new to me..

Charles said...

That green is intense! The soup sounds delicious - I just love spinach. Really rich in good vitamins and minerals too!

Pasta and Paratha said...

Never tried beans and spinach together, looks like a very healthy soup.

anthony stemke said...

A wonderful healthy soup.

Richa said...

that sounds like a hearty soup!
Richa @ Hobby And More Food Blog

Vardhini said...

Healthy and perfect for the season ..

Vardhini
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Sum said...

Lovely looking and healthy soup...

Priti said...

Nice combo ...looks filling n yummy ..gud one

Kaveri said...

A healthy, creamy and wholesome soup

Uma said...

Love the soup. Whatever you wrote is in the entry of post is asking me to prepare this. Will try out. Soup is creamy and Yummy

Priya's Feast said...

The Soup has yielded nice green and yummy texture..

Alpana said...

A healthy soup with some intense flavours.......love it.

Lavanya Selvaraj said...

Super healthy soup.

-Lavanya
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Srivalli said...

Lovely colour!..thanks for sending this for the event..

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