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Spinach-Watercress Soup
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Spinach-Watercress Soup

12 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

314
Calories
10g
Protein
28g
Fat
9g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Tea not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 500g of spinach or 300g of watercress
  • 1 Table spoon of crunchy peanut butter (subs crushed peanuts)
  • 2 Table spoons of oil
  • 500 ml veg stock (use veg stock cube)
  • 500 ml water
  • 2 Tea spoons of turmerick
  • a pinch of nutmeg (optional)
  • One Table spoon of Dark soy
  • Large "Chunk" of ginger
  • Bean curd if disired
  • =

Directions

1

Mix salt, pepper, nutmeg and turmerick in a bowl with enough of the dark soy to make a paste.

2

Heat oil in a sauce pan, add ginger and fry for a few seconds.

3

Add the peanut butter.

4

Stir rapidly as the peanut butter will stick to the bottom of the pan.

5

After 30 seconds add the stock, stir lots.

6

Take a ladle of the stock and add to the tumerick paste.

7

Stir the paste into the liquid in the bowl.

8

Add the rest of the soy and the tumerick mixture to the pan. Stir.

9

Add the Spinach or watercress to the pan.

10

Cook for about 5-10 mins `til the spinach / watercress is cooked.

11

Add tofu or bean curd one minute before the end if you would like it.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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