Best Latvian Spinach Soup Recipes

EASY SPINACH SOUP

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This recipe is for a yummy spinach soup with scallions and carrots in chicken broth. Top with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Provided by JULBREN1020

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Spinach Soup Recipes

Time 18m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 ½ tablespoons butter
½ cup chopped carrots
½ cup chopped scallion
1 clove garlic, minced
6 cups chicken broth
½ cup orzo
1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add carrots, scallion, and garlic; cook and stir until scallion is soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 17.7 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 1067 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

LATVIAN SPINACH SOUP

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Provided by Ann Barry

Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course

Time 2h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pound smoked pork ribs
7 cups water
1 tablespoon rice
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 9 pieces each
1 pound spinach
2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste
6 teaspoons sour cream
3 hard-cooked eggs, halved lengthwise

Steps:

Boil the smoked ribs in 7 cups of water, covered, for an hour to an hour and a half.
Meanwhile, wash the spinach, and chop finely.
After the meat has cooked, add the rice and potatoes to the pot.
After approximately 15 minutes (when the potatoes are cooked), remove the meat. When cool enough to handle, strip the meat from the bones and reserve.
Add the spinach to the pot, along with the lemon juice and salt to taste.
Place a serving of meat in individual bowls, add the soup and then half a hard-cooked egg and a teaspoon of sour cream.
The diner chops the egg and mixes the cream into the soup.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 330, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 1236 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams