Courgette and spinach soup

Courgette and spinach soup


ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped
2 courgettes, chopped
1 potato, chopped
100g/4oz spinach, chopped 3 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley 1.2 litres/2pvegetable stock 150ml/5fl oz double cream salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Heat the oil in a saucepan, and
sweat the onion and courgette until the onion is transparent.
• Add the potato, spinach, parsley
and stock. Bring to the boil, reduce
the heat and simmer the soup for
20 minutes. Allow to cool before
blending or processing to a purée.
• Return the soup to a clean pan, stir
in the cream and season with salt
and pepper. Reheat gently without boiling and serve.
serves 4