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Gluten-Free Callaloo Soup

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine African, Caribbean
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium leeks chopped
  • 1 tablespoon butter or alternative
  • 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek or alternative
  • 4 cups soup stock chicken or any
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 5 oz spinach
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream optional
  • 0.5 cup bechamel optional
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • to taste ground nutmeg fresh ground is better

Instructions
 

  • Wash and chop the leeks and put them into a stock pot with the butter (or alternative) and lightly simmer for a few minutes (until just starting to brown).
  • Add the dried fenugreek (or alternative), soups stock, and curry powder; lid the pot and let simmer for half an hour.
  • Add the spinach, lid the pot, and let simmer until the spinach is wilted (2 or 3 minutes).
  • Remove from heat and add cream and bechamel (if you so desire)
  • Purée the contents of the pot (I use an immersion blender, but it can also be done in a regular blender).
  • Put into bowls; add salt, pepper, and nutmeg; serve.
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