Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Lunch Wednesday 18 July - Greek Style Spinach Soup


Greek Style Spinach Soup
1 teaspoon olive oil
½ onion, chopped (about 90g)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 ribs celery, sliced
½ can butter beans (120g)
1 pint vegetable stock
50g raw spinach, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
25g orzo pasta
handful fresh parsley
handful fresh mint

Saute the garlic & onion in the oil until softened. Add the celery, butter beans, stock, spinach, tomato and orzo and simmer until the orzo is cooked, about 15-20 minutes. Season with plenty of fresh black pepper and some salt, if needed. Stir in the parsley & mint, and serve.

Makes one large serving (two bowls)

Nutrition Data per serving
Calories (kcal) 424.9
Carbohydrate (g) 63.0
Protein (g) 17.3
Fat (g) 11.4
Fibre (g) 12.9

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