Spinach And Yogurt Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces fresh baby spinach
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 -4 green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup long grain rice, rinsed
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/4 cups plain nonfat yogurt

Recipe

• 1 wash and drain spinach; remove any large stems.
• 2 cut into strips.
• 3 heat oil in large saucepan and saute garlic, onion, and green onions until soft.
• 4 stir in rice; add 3 1/2 cups water and the turmeric.
• 5 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 simmer for 15 minutes, then add spinach, cooking 5-7 minutes more, until rice is tender.
• 7 lower heat on soup.
• 8 stir yogurt briskly, then add to soup.
• 9 stir only to blend, and heat just until soup is heated through.
• 10 do not boil, or yogurt will curdle.
• 11 serve.
• 12 as a suggestion, serve with fresh flatbreads with olive oil, olives, lemon wedges, and a plate of fresh herbs.