Name: Spinach Soup (Shorbat Sbenagh)
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) fresh spinach, finely chopped, or one 10 oz/285 g package frozen chopped spinach; 3 cups (715 ml) milk; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons flour; ½ teaspoon coriander; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

A light soup, healthy and easy to make. Milk and flour are used as the thickening agents, and this method of giving body to otherwise watery dishes is a very ancient one (see Introduction).

Ingredients

1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon oil
3 tablespoons

Method

In a heavy medium pot, sauté onion in oil until transparent, about 5 minutes.
Add flour and stir for a few minutes until flour is fragrant. Slowly pour in milk, stirring all the time, preferably with a wire whisk to prevent lumps.
Stir in the chopped spinach, coriander, salt, and pepper. Bring to a quick boil, then let it simmer gently on low heat, cove