Thick Spinach Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 ounce butter
1 onion, chopped
2 potatoes, diced
1 lb spinach, chopped
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock or 1 1/2 pints chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
salt
fresh ground black pepper
creme fraiche or cream

Preparation

Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan and gently cook the onion for 3 minutes until softened.
Stir in the potatoes, spinach, stock, nutmeg and seasoning.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
Transfer to a food processor (or use a hand-blender) and blend until smooth.
Return to the pan, heat through and adjust seasoning to taste.
Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with a swirl of creme fraiche (or cream) and freshly ground black pepper.
Enjoy!