Finnish Spinach Soup

Name: Finnish Spinach Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 or ½ egg per person; ~7oz spinach, frozen (you can also use fresh, you'll need less); 1/2 stick butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups water; 1 vegetable cube; Pinch of white pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup milk; (Pinch of nutmeg, ground)

April 26, 2024

Finnish Spinach Soup - Feels like Finland

Finnish Spinach Soup is a surprising soup! It combines sweet and savory in a wonderful way.

Many foreigners that I served this spinach soup have wondered the added boiled egg but it makes this soup a great lunch option that you will not be hungry for a long time.

This soup is easy to make with fresh or frozen spinach. Chopped and frozen is used most often in Finland, well, sure because the summertime is short in Finland.

And healthy - who would not want to have a healthy soup? All that spinach is good for your health.

Additionally, if you have leftover spinach soup, you can easily make spinach pancakes, just add all-purpose flour and fry the pancakes in butter, super tasty!

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Finnish Spinach Soup

Tuija

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Cuisine

Finnish

Author:

Tuija

Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Finnish Spinach soup is healthy and filling - but it's also very tasty.

Perfect smooth combination of sweet and savory.

That is why it's my favorite soup of all Finnish cuisine.

Surprise your family or guests with this soup! My guests wanted to lick the plate 😂

The egg is usually eaten bite by bite, breaking it with spoon and enjoying the small bite with soup.

Ingredients

1 or ½ egg per person
~7oz spinach, frozen (you can also use fresh, you'll need less)
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups water
1 vegetable cube
Pinch of white pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup milk
(Pinch of nutmeg, ground)

Directions

Boil the eggs to your liking, about 8-10 minutes
Thaw the spinach in microwave
Add butter to your soup pan
Add flour, mix it with butter, don’t let it get brown
Add water a bit by bit, while mixing
Add stock cube and spinach
Add white pepper, salt, sugar and nutmeg (optional)
Add milk and stir the soup
Let the soup boil for a few minutes
Take the pan off the heat and use electric mixer to smooth the soup and chop the spinach to tiny pieces
Bring to boil one more time and check the taste, add spices when needed
Serve with hard-boiled egg halves.