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Creamy spinach & leek soup

Creamy spinach & leek soup

A beautiful bowlful of good-for-you things. The crunchy chickpea topping simply roasts in the oven while you make the soup.

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Gluten freeVegetarianHealthyLow in saturated fatSource of protein6 plant varieties
  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook20 mins
  • Total time35 mins

Ingredients

  • 240g pouch Jumbo or jarred Queen Chickpeas, drained weight, patted dry
  • 250g pouch cooked quinoa
  • ½ unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
  • 2 clove/s garlic, unpeeled and bashed
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 15g unsalted butter
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 250g leeks, roughly chopped
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 250g Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2-3cm chunks
  • 800ml vegetable stock
  • 260g pack Essential Spinach, washed
  • 100ml single cream

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Line a roasting tin with baking parchment, then scatter the chickpeas and quinoa over it, adding the lemon zest, garlic and paprika. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil, season and stir together. Roast for 20 minutes, stirring halfway.

  2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil and the butter over a medium heat. Fry the onion and leeks with the salt for 3-4 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Tip in the stock and simmer for 6-7 minutes or until the potatoes are completely cooked through. Take off the heat and stir in the spinach, a handful at a time, until wilted.

  3. Put the soup in a large blender, or use a stick blender in the pan. Add the lemon juice and cream, then whizz until smooth. Discard the roasted garlic cloves or squeeze from their skins and whizz into the soup. Serve topped with the chickpeas and quinoa.

Cook’s tip

Cook's tip, Spice it up

You can experiment with all sorts of spices on the chickpeas and quinoa. Try ground cumin or zaatar instead of the paprika.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,825kJ/ 436kcals

Fat

17.6g

Saturated Fat

6.6g

Carbohydrates

42.8g

Sugars

7g

Fibre

11.3g

Protein

20.9g

Salt

2.5g

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