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    National Soup Month: Spinach, Ginger and Coconut Soup

    Curl up around the fire with a delicious cup of soup and hot crusty bread and your winter blues will be swept away! January may be National Soup Month, but soup is a year-round all-star!

    Here's an easy spinach soup that is a true "kid pleaser". It's bright color is pureed to a smooth texture. The coconut milk gives the soup a creamy sweetness and the essence of ginger is the perfect flavor.

    Spinach, Ginger and Coconut Soup


    2 Tbsp Oil

    1 onion, chopped

    2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

    1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped

    10 oz of spinach with hard stems removed

    Zest of 1 lemon

    1 medium size potato, peeled and chopped

    4 cups vegetable or chicken stock

    1 can (13 oz.) coconut milk

    1 Tbsp. mirin (rice wine) OR dry sherry

    Salt and pepper


    Directions:


    1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry until softened but not brown (3-4 minutes)
    2. Add spinach and lemon zest to the pan. Sir until spinach is wilted. Add the stock and potato and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
    3. Pour soup into blender or food processor, or use an immersion blender and process until smooth
    4. Return soup to the pan and add coconut milk, mirin/sherry and season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat until almost boiling.

    Make it a meal: Consider this soup a vegetable and serve it with grilled chicken and warm whole-grain dinner rolls.

    -- www.FreshBaby.com

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