Terri's Favorite: Cream of Spinach Soup

Terri Wilklow Wiebke's Favorite Soup: Cream of Spinach 

Terri and I at her home in Westcliffe, Colorado 2021

Terri is my younger sister by 16 months. We were each others first playmates until our younger sister, Julie was old enough to join the fun! Then we became the three musketeerettes! I currently live about 90 minutes from Julie in Florida but for 19 years, I either lived with Terri & her family, lived close by or traveled also 90 minutes to spend weekends out in the Wetmore Mountains at their ranchette. We always took turns cooking during those weekends. Once time I made this soup and she was hooked! Hope you are too! 

Ingredients: 

• 6 cups of cleaned/chopped spinach leaves 
  
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 cloves minced 
• 1/4 chopped onion 
• 4 cups of chicken or vegetable 
• 1/2 cup half & half or cream 
• Salt & Pepper to taste 

Instructions: Heat up a soup pot and add olive oil, garlic and onion and sauté (don’t burn). Once transparent add spinach and stir quickly for about a min so favor releases. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Using a hand mixer(I call a “boat moto”) purée the spinach soup to desired texture. To make creamy, mix 1/4 flour with hot water stir until NO CLUMPS! Bring to a slow boil, turn down and add cream. Keep heating until desired creaminess. Serve piping hot with a dollop of cream and a pinch of diced spinach! ENJOY!