Delicious Toasted Almond Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup almonds, blanched in
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 bunches spinach, washed,cleaned and shredded
• 1 medium onion, peeled,washed and chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled,washed and chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 -8 black peppercorns
• salt
• 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
• 1 cup skim milk

Recipe

• 1 cool the blanched almonds.
• 2 peel them and cut into slivers.
• 3 roast till they turn golden.
• 4 keep aside.
• 5 heat oil in a pan.
• 6 add bayleaf, onion, garlic and black peppercorns.
• 7 saute for a minute.
• 8 toss in the shredded spinach, reserving some for garnish.
• 9 saute the shredded spinach that's in the pan for 5 minutes.
• 10 add 3 cups of water, salt and the roasted cumin powder.
• 11 bring the mixture to a boil.
• 12 remove from heat and strain.
• 13 when the mixture has slightly cooled, puree the spinach in a blender.
• 14 now, transfer the puree to the pan and mix in the cooking liquid.
• 15 stir in the skimmed milk and check for the seasoning.
• 16 bring the mixture to a boil.
• 17 now, place the shredded spinach leaves in individual bowls.
• 18 pour the hot soup over this.
• 19 garnish with almond slivers.
• 20 serve immediately!