Sometimes you know you have been over indulging in the wrong types of food and you just want to put the brakes on and treat your body to something really nutritious, tasty and simple. So with this in mind I made this Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup the other day. I thought I’d try making a soup without any fat to see if it was possible to make something tasty without it. Hubby and I sat down to a couple of bowls of my soup over lunch and he didn’t even realise there wasn’t any butter or oil in it and really enjoyed it. A really useful thing I learned in Home-Economics at school was to always eat iron rich leafy vegetables with something rich in vitamin C like a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice to allow the body to absorb more iron. There’s a long winded scientific explanation but I think that will suffice! So for a really healthy lunch squeeze yourself a couple of oranges and revel in your saintliness!
So whether you’re on a diet, a vegan or just want to treat your body to a nutrient packed lunch I’d urge you to try this soup for yourself. Feeling good often starts from the inside!
For some more healthy low fat soups you might like the following:
Carrot & Coriander Soup – Fab Food 4 All
Ginger Spinach Soup – Recipes from a Pantry
Quick Green Freezer Soiup – Tinned Tomatoes
Clear Veg Soup – Slicedoffme
5 Minute Soup – Utterly Scrummy
- 1 Onion, roughly chopped
- 2 Small potatoes, roughly chopped
- 275g Baby leaf spinach, washed
- 1 Garlic clove, crushed
- 600 mls Vegetable or Chicken Stock (I used a jelly stock pot)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Freshly grated nutmeg to garnish (optional)
- Place all the ingredients (except the nutmeg) into a large pan, bring to a simmer (lid on) and time for 20 minutes.
- Blend the soup with stick blender or liquidiser, adjust seasoning and serve with a grating of nutmeg.
- If you have a soup maker you could easily make this soup in one!
As this seasonal vegan soup was made with just over half a bag of Baby Spinach which I bought in Home Bargains for 99p I am entering it into the following challenges:
Credit Crunch Munch which I run with Fuss Free Flavours & hosted this month by Baking Queen 74.
Vegetable Palette over at Allotment2Kitchen
Simple & in Season run by Ren Behan & hosted by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
No Croutons Required which is run by Tinned Tomatoes as well as Lisa’s Kitchen who is hosting.
Extra Veg run by Fuss Free Flavours and hosted this month by Veggie Desserts
Souper Soup run by Jo’s Kitchen.
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Amy Fidler
15/05/2017 at 8:30 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great soup idea for dieting x
Camilla
15/05/2017 at 10:50 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks, yes could do with it myself right now LOL!
Fuss Free Helen
02/06/2015 at 8:22 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Lovely soup Camilla, I agree if you put the right things in you feel so much better.
Camilla
02/06/2015 at 8:56 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Helen, yes after over indulging you just have to go in the opposite direction to feel better:-)
Marcey Casey
31/05/2015 at 12:49 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Even as a kid, I loved spinach. This is on my definite to do list!
Thanks
Marcey
Camilla
31/05/2015 at 9:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
My mum used to serve spinach in white sauce on toast and I hated it – grew to love spinach later LOL:-)
Paul Wilson
26/05/2015 at 12:19 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Sounds tasty.
ManjiriK
25/05/2015 at 7:19 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Lovely simple and healthy soup recipe Camilla, thanks for linking up my Clear Vegetable soup too.
Camilla
26/05/2015 at 11:54 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Majirik:-)
Heather Haigh
25/05/2015 at 5:37 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Gorgeous colour and such a healthy soup – I do think spinach is wonderfully versatile.
Claire Barker
24/05/2015 at 9:33 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Looks delicious and a lovely colour.
Camilla
24/05/2015 at 10:31 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Claire it really was delicious:-)
Heidy@ The McCallums Shamrock Patch
19/05/2015 at 9:17 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Wow, what a lovely and brilliant idea you have here with this spinach soup. I love spinach and this would be a great new recipe to test out. Thanks for sharing!
Camilla
20/05/2015 at 12:06 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you so much Heidy:-)
Catherine
19/05/2015 at 9:01 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Dear Camilla, What a healthy and delicious soup. Sounds great! xo, Catherine
Camilla
20/05/2015 at 12:08 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Catherine:-)
Maya Russell
19/05/2015 at 7:21 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Looking for healthy, low fat recipes and this is a lovely one. I like spinach especially with onion & garlic.
Ursula Hunt
18/05/2015 at 10:56 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great for losing weight and a super lunch to boot!
Camilla
18/05/2015 at 10:14 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Exactly Ursula:-)
Joanne T Ferguson
18/05/2015 at 8:38 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks so healthy and delicious! Pinned and shared! Love spinach!
Camilla
18/05/2015 at 10:17 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Joanne:-)
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
15/05/2015 at 9:47 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Lovely soup, Camilla! I, too, crave healthy soups like this when I’ve been indulging. This fits the bill perfectly! Thanks for linking up to #ExtraVeg!
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 11:19 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Kate, glad I’m not the only one:-)
tiggerific1973
15/05/2015 at 6:49 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love spinach, so another recipe I must try!
Dom
15/05/2015 at 11:48 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I hear you!… soup is the perfect antidote to a binge! Yours looks so good, so smooth and I love how spinach makes everything so creamy!
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:29 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks yes Dom, too many samples of treats arrive through the post so sometimes you just need a bit of a detox:-)
Petra
14/05/2015 at 6:56 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Sounds like a quite healthy recipe! I love spinach in soups and one of my favourite soups is spinach and chickpea soup with garlicky yoghurt sauce.
So true about iron and vitamin c! For this reason I tend to put some lemon juice in my soups.
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
14/05/2015 at 12:30 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love spinach soup and it loads of it from now on as we have bags of spinach from the allotment. Soups feature often as do curries!
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:36 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
How lucky you are to have a supply of fresh spinach Laura:-)
Elizabeth
14/05/2015 at 11:20 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Ooh this sounds lovely! The potatoes will give it a gorgeous creaminess too. Yum!
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:38 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Elizabeth:-)
The hungry mum
14/05/2015 at 10:08 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Love this soup idea. Am always looking for low cal meals on my fast days and this looks just the ticket.
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:38 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Glad to be of inspiration:-)
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
14/05/2015 at 10:04 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This sounds delicious! Very virtuous indeed. After a take away or two I always have cravings for rich leafy greens so this recipe is ideal. Thanks!
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:39 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Fab, it’s good to have some “good” dishes to fall back on to:-)
Ursula Hunt
14/05/2015 at 9:14 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Spinach is so good for you but other than steaming i didn’t know what to do with it so thank you for this idea
Camilla
15/05/2015 at 5:40 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Enjoy Ursula:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
13/05/2015 at 10:51 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Nice soup Camilla. Thanks for linking to me and entering it into No Croutons Required.
Camilla
13/05/2015 at 11:27 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks pleasure Jacs:-)
Lucy
13/05/2015 at 9:02 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks so good. I need some green veg to top up my vitamins and nutrients so might just have to make a batch at the weekend. #creditcrunchmunch 🙂
Camilla
13/05/2015 at 11:29 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Lucy:-)
Sarah James
13/05/2015 at 7:01 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Your soup looks delicious Camilla, I can’t wait for my spinach to grow..
Camilla
13/05/2015 at 11:31 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Sarah! Lucky you, I wish I had green fingers where vegetables are concerned:-)
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
13/05/2015 at 6:34 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This would be great for summer lunches when my spinach is out in force.
Camilla
13/05/2015 at 11:32 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
So many spinach growers, I feel left out! Just never had much luck with growing veggies!
Keep Calm and Fanny On
13/05/2015 at 5:46 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
looks super healthy and super tasty, I love spinach! Looks like it would be great chilled too?
Camilla
13/05/2015 at 11:33 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks, not sure about the chilled but could work!
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