Are you searching for a delicious and elegant dish that will impress your dinner guests? Look no further than the exquisite combination of creamy spinach soup and grilled octopus. This culinary masterpiece seamlessly blends the velvety texture of the soup with the tender, slightly charred flavor of the grilled octopus. The vibrant green hue of the soup, contrasted by the beautifully browned octopus, creates an eye-catching presentation that is sure to delight your senses.
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This is a fast, easy way to make creamed soups. You can also use most any frozen vegetable. Cream of broccoli is also delicious.
Provided by Joyce Marciszewski
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Spinach Soup Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine water, bouillon, and spinach. Bring to a boil, and cook until spinach is tender.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Season with minced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in spinach mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 1053.3 mg, Sugar 9.4 g
PICKLED AND GRILLED OCTOPUS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time P1DT2h10m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Defrost the octopus by placing it in a bowl of lightly salted water in the refrigerator, until pliable or overnight. Press out the beak. Clip the eyes from the head and discard. Turn the hood inside out and discard the viscera. Wash and rinse thoroughly under cold running water.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place the octopus in a deep ovenproof pan and cover, without adding water. Place in oven and cook until the octopus is bright pink-red and feels tender, turning the octopus frequently, about 1 1/2 hours. Drain the octopus in a colander and rinse under cold running water. Rub off the skin and discard. Shake the octopus dry, rub the flesh with the coarse salt and leave to dry on a towel-lined plate or baking pan in the refrigerator, covered, at least 2 hours.
- Cut the chilled octopus into 2-inch pieces and tightly pack into a 1-quart jar.
- In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, bay leaves, sugar, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Pour the liquid over the octopus in the jar. Add the lemon pulp, and if necessary pour in olive oil until the marinade covers the octopus. Cover, cool, and refrigerate overnight, or up to 1 week.
- Remove jar from the refrigerator about 1 hour before serving.
- Preheat a grill. Skewer the octopus pieces, reserving the marinade. Grill the octopus until browned along the edges and heated through, turning once and brushing with the reserved marinade. Serve with lemon wedges.
RAW CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Steps:
- Purée vegetable juice, spinach, and escarole (if using) in a blender until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and pulse to combine, leaving some texture.
- Chill soup, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Try a bowl of Cream of Spinach Soup. Flecked with spinach and mushrooms, this Cream of Spinach Soup can be served hot or cold as a first course or alongside sandwiches.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield Makes 4 servings, about 1 cup each.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook and stir mushrooms and onion in butter in medium saucepan on medium heat until tender. Add 3 cups of the milk and the seasonings. Bring just to boil, stirring frequently.
- Add potato starch to remaining 1/4 cup milk; stir until well blended. Gradually add to hot mixture in saucepan, stirring until well blended. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 min.
- Stir in remaining ingredients; cook until cream cheese is completely melted and soup is heated through, stirring frequently.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 660 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 12 g, Protein 11 g
CREAMY SPINACH SOUP
This is a very delicious cream of spinach soup that can be served with a few croutons on top.
Provided by Donna L Whitaker
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Spinach Soup Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place spinach, water, bouillon, onion, and garlic powder in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until onion is tender.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan and whisk in the flour until smooth. Cook for 2 minutes. Slowly stir in half-and-half; mix until smooth. Pour the cream mixture into the spinach soup, and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 78.3 mg, Fat 26.7 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.3 g, Sodium 608.5 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
CREAMY SPINACH MUSHROOM SOUP
This spinach mushroom soup is the perfect accompaniment to any buffet. It can even be made ahead, then warmed and quickly finished on the day of your party. -Susan Jordan, Denver, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-6 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Gradually whisk in stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes., Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 2-4 minutes. Gradually stir in cream, sour cream, salt and pepper; heat through (do not allow to boil). Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 18g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 952mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Puréed vegetable soups can be lean and spare or rich and creamy, spicy or subtle, hot or cold. They can be vegetarian or quite meaty. And much of the cooking time is just for simmering. This spinach soup, with a touch of nutmeg and some cream, is a classic combination, and its flavor justifies that distinction.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories soups and stews, appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine spinach, onions and stock in a saucepan, and turn heat to medium high. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is very tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes.
- Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. Return to pan, add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, and serve.
SPINACH CREAM SOUP
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute (the flour should not take on any color).
- Pour in stock, whisking to incorporate fully, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, whisking fairly often, to cook out raw flour taste and thicken the liquid (it should reach the consistency of heavy cream).
- Blanch spinach: Wash well and trim tough ends while bringing a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath. Salt the boiling water generously and submerge all of the spinach. Blanch 30 seconds, just until wilted and bright green, then remove spinach with a spider or slotted spoon and immediately plunge into the ice-water bath to stop the cooking, stirring to cool more quickly. Squeeze spinach with your hands to remove excess liquid.
- Working in batches (do not fill more than halfway), add spinach and veloute base into a blender and puree until smooth. (Alternatively, puree soup in a food mill, using either fine or coarse disk, a food processor, or with an immersion blender.) Pass soup through a fine sieve into a clean pot, pressing on solids with a flexible spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Set pot over low heat and whisk in cream, if using. (Thin with more stock or water, if necessary.) Cream soups are the best made just before serving, especially when using green vegetables, as the soup can lose some of its vibrant color. You can make the veloute base the day before; let cool completely then refrigerate in an airtight container.
- Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bread cubes and cook until crisp and golden brown.
- Serve soup garnished with croutons.
DELICIOUS CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This soup is addicting! We like it better than broccoli soup. The recipe comes from a dear friend, who was a chef.
Provided by MizzNezz
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In 3qt pan, saute onion in butter until soft.
- Stir in flour; add salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Blend in the milk.
- Cook, stirring on med heat until bubbly.
- Keep stirring for 1 minute.
- Stir in the spinach.
- Cook 1 minute, remove from heat.
- Serve piping hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.8, Fat 26, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 79.1, Sodium 909.4, Carbohydrate 25.4, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 1.1, Protein 13.2
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Serve this creamy spinach soup piping hot, with a fresh buttered baguette. Delicious! You can make a vegetarian version by using vegetable stock in place of the chicken stock. Also, you can add a dash of paprika, cayenne, or red pepper flakes if you like more spice. Note: I used a 32 oz. box of organic chicken stock, and we thought it was fine that way (we like ours with plenty of broth). But the three cups of chicken stock that the recipe calls for should work nicely if you like a thick soup, or are going to blend it. I don't have an immersion blender, but feel free to blend this soup if you prefer a smooth version.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add the carrots and onion and saute in the butter until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat, then add the spinach.
- Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until spinach is done.
- Whisk in the milk or cream and the seasonings and heat through briefly (about five minutes more), stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve piping hot.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
"This rich and creamy soup tastes like it's made by a professional chef," says Patricia Bradley Rohnert Park, California. While Patricia often uses drained canned spinach in the recipe, frozen spinach works well, too.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Prepare soup mix according to package directions. Stir in spinach. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and nutmeg. Garnish with lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts :
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This soup is super creamy in texture, but it contains very little actual cream. The butter and flour mixture -- what's called a roux -- gives it body and silkiness.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot, cook spinach in boiling salted water until wilted; drain. When cool, squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
- In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.
- Add flour and cook, stirring, until combined, 1 minute.
- Whisking constantly, add broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes.
- Add cooked spinach and cilantro; cook until cilantro is just wilted.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In batches, fill a blender halfway with mixture and puree until smooth; to allow heat to escape, remove cap from hole in lid, cover lid with a dish towel, and hold down firmly while blending. Return soup to pot as pureed.
- Add cream and heat over medium until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with broth or water, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286 g, Fat 18 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 11 g
Tips:
- Choose fresh, tender spinach: Wilted or yellowed spinach will not yield the best flavor or texture in your soup.
- Don't overcook the spinach: Overcooked spinach will lose its vibrant color and nutrients. Cook it just until it is wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
- Use a good quality vegetable broth: The broth is the base of your soup, so it's important to use a good quality one. Look for a broth that is low in sodium and has a rich, flavorful taste.
- Season the soup to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste. You may also want to add a touch of acidity, such as lemon juice or vinegar, to brighten the flavors.
- Serve the soup with your favorite toppings: Grilled octopus, croutons, grated Parmesan cheese, or a dollop of sour cream are all great options.
Conclusion:
Cream of spinach soup is a delicious and nutritious dish that is perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner. With its creamy texture, vibrant green color, and rich flavor, this soup is sure to please everyone at the table. Whether you serve it with grilled octopus or your favorite toppings, this soup is sure to be a hit.
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