Categories: Soup

Ingredients

• 4 tbl butter
• 1 large chopped onion
• 1 tbl flour
• two 9-ounce bags spinach
• 2 1/2 c. vegetable broth
• 1/2 c. heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• salt
• pepper
• grated peel of 1 lemon

Directions

1. In a large pot, melt 4 tbl butter over med heat. Add 1 large chopped onion and cook until softened about 5 mins.

2. Stir in 1 tbl flour and cook, stirring, for 1 min. Add one 9-ounce bag of spinach and cook, stiriring until wilted; repeat with a second bag of spinach, then remove from heat.

3. Add 2 1/2 c. vegetable broth and, using an immersion blender or food processor, puree until smooth. Return to medium heat and cook until just beginning to boil, about 2 mins.

4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk 1/2 cup heavy cream with 2 egg yolks. Slowly whisk a ladleful of hot soup into the cream mixture and repeat with another ladleful; stir the cream mixture into the pot, season with salt and pepper and heat through.

5. Just before serving, stir in the grated peel of 1 lemon.

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