Comforty Soup -- Italian Style

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb spinach leaves
• 1/2 lb shiitake mushroom
• 6 large red potatoes, peeled
• 2 large onions, peeled
• 8 large basil leaves
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 4 sprigs fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• water, to just cover the vegetables in the pot
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream
• basil sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 tear the spinach leaves coarsely
• 2 chop the mushrooms, potatoes and onions into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 heat the olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed soup pot
• 4 toss in the spinach, mushrooms, potatoes and onions
• 5 saute over medium heat for 10 minutes
• 6 toss in the basil leaves and the oregano, saute for another 1 minute
• 7 add the wine
• 8 cook for another minute
• 9 add enough water to just cover the vegetables
• 10 bring to a boil
• 11 lower the heat, cover, and let simmer for another 15 minutes
• 12 uncover, add the heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste
• 13 at this point the soup can be blitzed with an immersion blender (or in the food processor), or just leave the soup as is in its chunky state
• 14 top with basil leaves as a garnish