Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup does what it says on the tin! Super healthy, easy to make and delicious – what’s not to love?
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 soups check out the following:
- Quick Spinach Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Carrot & Coriander Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Ginger Spinach Soup – Recipes from a Pantry
- Quick Green Freezer Soup – Tinned Tomatoes
- Clear Veg Soup – Travels for Taste
- 5 Minute Soup – Utterly Scrummy
Pin my vegan spinach soup for later!
Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Onion roughly chopped
- 2 Small potatoes roughly chopped
- 275 g Baby leaf spinach washed
- 1 Garlic clove crushed
- 600 mls Vegetable stock
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Freshly grated nutmeg to garnish optional
Instructions
- 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!
Sharon
Really good soup, I added 1 garlic clove and a chilli which gave it a nice kick
Camilla
They sound like great additions Sharon, glad you enjoyed the soup:-)
Kechi
This is my kind of soup; simple, delicious and nutritious.I will like to serve this soup with crispy toast.
Camilla
Enjoy:-)
Helen Diane Jones
Im just making this soup, now, in my new Soup maker.
Im sure it will be delicious! Thanks for the recipe, Helen.
Camilla
Excellent Helen, a lovely healthy soup for the New Year:-)
Amy Fidler
Great soup idea for dieting x
Camilla
Thanks, yes could do with it myself right now LOL!
Fuss Free Helen
Lovely soup Camilla, I agree if you put the right things in you feel so much better.
Camilla
Thanks Helen, yes after over indulging you just have to go in the opposite direction to feel better:-)
Marcey Casey
Even as a kid, I loved spinach. This is on my definite to do list!
Thanks
Marcey
Camilla
My mum used to serve spinach in white sauce on toast and I hated it – grew to love spinach later LOL:-)
Paul Wilson
Sounds tasty.
ManjiriK
Lovely simple and healthy soup recipe Camilla, thanks for linking up my Clear Vegetable soup too.
Camilla
Thank you Majirik:-)
Heather Haigh
Gorgeous colour and such a healthy soup – I do think spinach is wonderfully versatile.
Claire Barker
Looks delicious and a lovely colour.
Camilla
Thank you Claire it really was delicious:-)
Heidy@ The McCallums Shamrock Patch
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
Thank you so much Heidy:-)
Catherine
Dear Camilla, What a healthy and delicious soup. Sounds great! xo, Catherine
Camilla
Thank you Catherine:-)
Maya Russell
Looking for healthy, low fat recipes and this is a lovely one. I like spinach especially with onion & garlic.
Ursula Hunt
Great for losing weight and a super lunch to boot!
Camilla
Exactly Ursula:-)
Joanne T Ferguson
This looks so healthy and delicious! Pinned and shared! Love spinach!
Camilla
Thank you Joanne:-)
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
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
Thanks Kate, glad I’m not the only one:-)
tiggerific1973
I love spinach, so another recipe I must try!
Dom
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
Thanks yes Dom, too many samples of treats arrive through the post so sometimes you just need a bit of a detox:-)
Petra
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
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
How lucky you are to have a supply of fresh spinach Laura:-)
Elizabeth
Ooh this sounds lovely! The potatoes will give it a gorgeous creaminess too. Yum!
Camilla
Thanks Elizabeth:-)
The hungry mum
Love this soup idea. Am always looking for low cal meals on my fast days and this looks just the ticket.
Camilla
Glad to be of inspiration:-)
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
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
Fab, it’s good to have some “good” dishes to fall back on to:-)
Ursula Hunt
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
Enjoy Ursula:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
Nice soup Camilla. Thanks for linking to me and entering it into No Croutons Required.
Camilla
Thanks pleasure Jacs:-)
Lucy
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
Thanks Lucy:-)
Sarah James
Your soup looks delicious Camilla, I can’t wait for my spinach to grow..
Camilla
Thanks Sarah! Lucky you, I wish I had green fingers where vegetables are concerned:-)
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
This would be great for summer lunches when my spinach is out in force.
Camilla
So many spinach growers, I feel left out! Just never had much luck with growing veggies!
Keep Calm and Fanny On
looks super healthy and super tasty, I love spinach! Looks like it would be great chilled too?
Camilla
Thanks, not sure about the chilled but could work!