Garlic Soup With Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 garlic bulb, peeled and separated into cloves
2 onions, chopped
3 bay leaves
1 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. allspice
3 c. chicken or beef stock
1 c. milk
1 c. shredded fresh spinach

Preparation

In large pot, add oil, garlic, onions, bay leaves, thyme, allspice and stock; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until garlic is tender, about 10 minutes.
Discard bay leaf.
Remove onion and garlic to blender with a small amount of stock; blend until smooth.
Then add garlic and onion mixture to the stock in the pot; heat over low heat while adding milk.
Stir until hot. Add spinach; stir briefly, then serve.
(The hot soup will blanch the spinach.)
Yield: 4 servings.