Spinach Soup

Recipe for Spinach Soup, a very light hot soup for spinach lovers.

Ingredients:

• 15-20 spinach leaves, cut into big pieces
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 6 teacups clear vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp dried mushrooms
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ tbsp oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• sesame oil: 1 tsp (topping)

Directions:

1. Remove the stalks from the dried mushrooms and soak the mushrooms in ½ cup of boiling water for 30 minutes and strain the mushrooms. Cut in small pieces. Keep aside.
2. Blanch the spinach in hot water, drain the water, put spinach in a blender and strain to form a smooth puree.
3. Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and mushrooms and fry for 1 minute.
4. Add the spinach puree and cook over high flame for 1 minute.
5. Add the stock, soya sauce and boil for 2 minutes.
6. Add salt and pepper.
7. Sprinkle sesame oil on top and serve hot with chillies in vinegar, soya sauce and chilli sauce.