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Raw & Dairy Free Spinach Soup

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Raw Spinach Soup

“I know.  It sounds AWFUL.  I saw a post for raw spinach soup and how nutritious it was but it took me MONTHS to actually try it.  It was okay.  I’d eat it again.  But, I like my new & improved version a lot better.

I PROMISE if you try this, you will like it.  It is 100% Johny approved.  My friends love it.   My sister-in-law has made it 4 times just this week.  My niece was here yesterday and she and her toddler liked it too so it’s even kid approved!

I totally get that the whole raw soup thing is a little odd.  But you’ve had gazpacho right?  And you lived to tell about it and probably would eat it again.

This is the same but different.   It’s really just a spinach salad, with oranges, mango’s, and avocado on it.    You’d eat that right???   Well, this is just a creamy satisfying version of that, without all the chewing.  I’m becoming a big fan of getting my leafy greens via soup!” – Tracy Konoske

 

History of Spinach

Spinach is thought to have originated in ancient Persia (modern Iran and neighboring countries). It is not known by whom, or when, spinach was introduced to India, but the plant was subsequently introduced to ancient China, where it was known as “Persian vegetable”. The earliest available record of the spinach plant was recorded in Chinese, stating it was introduced into China via Nepal (probably in 647 AD).

In AD 827, the Saracens introduced spinach to Sicily. The first written evidence of spinach in the Mediterranean was recorded in three 10th-century works: the medical work by al-Rāzī (known as Rhazes in the West) and in two agricultural treatises, one by Ibn Waḥshīyah and the other by Qusṭus al-Rūmī. Spinach became a popular vegetable in the Arab Mediterranean and arrived in Spain by the latter part of the 12th century, where the great Arab agronomist Ibn al-ʻAwwām called it, ‘the chieftain of leafy greens’. Spinach was also the subject of a special treatise in the 11th century by Ibn Ḥajjāj.

The prickly-seeded form of spinach was known in Germany by no later than the 13th century, though the smooth-seeded form was not described until 1552. (The smooth-seeded form is used in modern commercial production.)

Spinach first appeared in England and France in the 14th century, probably via Spain, and it gained quick popularity because it appeared in early spring, when other vegetables were scarce and when Lenten dietary restrictions discouraged consumption of other foods. Spinach is mentioned in the first known English cookbook, the Forme of Cury (1390), where it is referred to as ‘spinnedge’ and/or ‘spynoches’. Smooth-seeded spinach was described in 1552.

Spinach was supposedly the favourite vegetable of Catherine de’ Medici. Dishes served on a bed of spinach are known as “Florentine”, reflecting Catherine’s birth in Florence.

During World War I, wine fortified with spinach juice was given to French soldiers weakened by hemorrhage. (Source)

Raw & Dairy Free Spinach Soup
Raw & Dairy Free Spinach Soup
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Ingredients
  • 1 orange peeled and cut into quarters
  • 1 honey mango peeled
  • 1/2 Avocado soft and ripe
  • 2 stalks Celery cut into 6" pieces
  • 2 handfuls raw spinach leaves
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Ingredients
  • 1 orange peeled and cut into quarters
  • 1 honey mango peeled
  • 1/2 Avocado soft and ripe
  • 2 stalks Celery cut into 6" pieces
  • 2 handfuls raw spinach leaves
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Instructions
  1. This is the part you’ll love. No soup pans. No waiting for hours. Put all of the ingredients in your high powered blender and puree. I put the juicy stuff at the bottom so that it makes some liquid. Then I use the tamper to push the spinach and celery down in there when there’s a little liquid.
  2. Puree about 60 seconds, pour into your favorite beautiful bowl, and consume. Wash the blender and in about 2 hours, you’ll be ready to do it again. It’s fast and easy.
  3. It’s room temperature. If you want it chilled, I’d suggest chilling your oranges and mango’s first.
  4. It’s also best if you make a batch and eat it right away. It doesn’t save that well and you don’t want that avocado oxidizing in there, making bad unhealthy fat.
Recipe Notes

Optional:  some cilantro, basil, mint, thyme, fennel leaves, or parsley (but not all of them!)

If mango’s are out of season, throw in a big fat ripe tomato!  Just be sure it has either the mango, or the orange, to get the sweetness!

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