Recipe: Creamy Spinach Soup

Creamy Spinach Soup

Ingredients:

1 large onion, coarsely chopped
6 cups water
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 zucchini, thickly sliced
2 cups tightly packed washed and dried fresh spinach leaves
Several twists of freshly ground pepper
1/4 package (3.5 ounces) enoki mushrooms (optional)
dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
garlic powder to taste (optional)

Instructions:

Place the onion in a large pot with 1/2 cup of the water. Cook and stir
until the onion softens slightly, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining water
and the potatoes, zucchini, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce the
heat, cover, and simmer for 35 minutes. Add the spinach and pepper. Cook
for another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Puree the soup in batches in
a blender and return to the pan. Add the mushrooms, if desired. Heat
gently for 5 minutes. Serve hot.