Best Chilled Spinach Potato Soup With Buttermilk Recipes

BUTTERMILK POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and add salt. (If using more than one variety, use a different saucepan for each to accommodate varying cooking times.) Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer; cook until fork-tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
• While potatoes cook, heat butter and oil in a medium skillet over high heat, and add onions. Reduce heat to medium, and saute until golden brown and slightly caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain potatoes, and let cool briefly. For a decorative touch, use a paring knife to remove a band of peel from the center section of each potato. Divide potatoes between four soup bowls and pour 3/4 cup buttermilk into each bowl. Top with caramelized onions, season with salt and pepper, and garnish with dill. Serve immediately.

CURRIED POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bay leaf; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cumin, curry powder, turmeric, and coriander; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir potatoes, chicken broth, water, canned tomatoes, and seasoning into the pot; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are mostly cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add spinach; stir well to combine. Mash some of potatoes to thicken soup. Continue cooking until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes more.

CHILLED SPINACH-POTATO SOUP WITH BUTTERMILK

Steps:

• Bring the potatoes, broth or water, and salt to a boil in a soup pot; turn down and simmer slowly for about 20 minutes.
• Add the leeks, garlic and spinach during the last 5 minutes.
• Use a food processor or hand blender to puree the soup and all the veggies until smooth. You will probably have to do this in batches in the processor.
• Transfer the soup to a container, cover tightly and chill for about 4-5 hours or overnight.
• Stir in the buttermilk just before serving and add white pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle on the fresh dill for garnish.

COLD SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet and sautee the onion until soft but not brown. Add the spinach and basil and cook for a minute or two, until the greens are wilted. Stir in the chicken stock.
• Puree this mixture in a blender or a food processor. Stir in the half and half and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Stir in the yogurt and season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Before serving re-season soup if necessary. Decorate by floating basil leaves on the surface.

HUNGARIAN THREE COIN SPINACH-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put the spinach in a big pot and along with the basil leaves, shallots, garlic and a 1 cup of the stock and cook, stir until wilted.
• Use a hand blender and blend the ingredients, then add the balance of the stock and milk and blend again, cook stir for about 3 minutes.
• Now add the instant potato flakes, sour cream, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt to taste. stirring for about three minutes or more (make sure the sour cream is blended well).
• Place soup in individual bowls, add 1 coin shaped slice (or more) of hard boiled egg, cucumber, squash.
• Then sprinkle a little of the paprika on top and finally add some graded cheese.
• Serve and enjoy this tasty soup on a cold winter or hot summer day!

PUREED SPINACH-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and potatoes; stir to coat. Cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Pour sherry, chicken broth, and 2 cups water into pan; stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir spinach into pan, and cook until wilted and bright green, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. (Alternatively, use a regular blender, working in batches so as not to fill jar more than halfway. Return mixture to saucepan.) Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

CHILLED FRESH PEA AND BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add leek, and cook until softened, about4 minutes. Stir in potato and dry vermouth, and reduce slightly, about 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Bring to a boil. Add peas. Cover, and cook just untilpeas are tender and bright green, about 2 minutes. Filling a blender halfway and covering with a kitchentowel, puree soup in batches. Strain through a coarse sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Stir in buttermilk, and season with salt and pepper. Chill soup for at least 3 hours or up to overnight.Garnish each serving with pea tendrils if desired.

CHILLED BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Whisk together buttermilk, sour cream, and salt in a bowl, then stir in remaining ingredients. Chill 15 minutes before serving.

YOGURT OR BUTTERMILK SOUP WITH SPINACH AND GRAINS

Steps:

• Place the cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Toss and place in a strainer set over the bowl. Allow to drain for 15 minutes. Rinse if desired and drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile, steam the spinach above 1 inch of boiling water until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes, moving the leaves around with tongs once to ensure that they steam evenly. Rinse with cold water and squeeze out excess moisture. Chop medium-fine.
• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Thin out with ice water if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill for one hour or longer.