Creamy Garlic Spinach Soup With Garlic Croutons

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 lg Bunch spinach, stalks
-removed
4 c  Chicken broth (preferably
-home-made)
2 lg Carrots, grated
1 lg Onion, chopped
8    Cloves fresh garlic, finely
-chopped
1/2 c  Butter (1 stick)
1/4 c  Flour
1/2 c  Light cream
1/2 c  Whipping cream

Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste Sour cream (optional) Garlic
Croutons

Chop spinach coarsely. Combine with chicken broth and carrots in a 2 to 3
quart pot. Cook 5 to 10 minutes until carrots are tender and spinach
wilted. Remove from heat. Meanwhile, saute onion and garlic very gently
over low to medium heat in butter about 20 to 30 minutes. Onions should be
very tender and transluscent but garlic should NOT be browned. Add flour
and cook, stirring constantly, 5-10 minutes. Combine spinach/broth and
onion/garlic mixtures in food processor or blender in small batches.

Puree until smooth. Clean pot and return soup to pot. Add cream, whipping
cream and salt and pepper to taste. Heat until hot, but not boiling.
Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and garlic croutons.

Servings: 4 servings. Shared by Allison Cozzi Source: The Complete Garlic
Lovers’ Cookbood, 1987