Salmon and spinach soup

Author: Healthy Food Guide reader recipe

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Serves: 2

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 litre chicken stock

1 cup small pasta such as risoni, orzo or macaroni

2 spring onions, chopped

2 small courgettezucchiniXszucchini, summer squashX, chopped

200g hot smoked salmon, broken into small pieces

1 large bunch spinach, chopped

¼ cup pesto

Instructions

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Heat stock to boiling point. Add pasta and cook for 5 minutes.

1 Add spring onions and courgettes, cook for a further 5 minutes. Add spinach, salmon and basil pesto. Cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Recipe supplied by Healthy Food Guide reader, Marie Knight (Upper Hutt)

HFG tip

Marie says: “Winter is approaching and I’m right into comfort food that is preferably quick and easy to cook, one-pot and healthy. This is an adaptation of a recipe from Julie le Clerc’s book, Simple Deli Food. It’s perfect for tea on a cold winter’s night.”

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 411 cal

Kilojoules 1720 kJ

Protein 32.8 g

Total fat 20.3 g

Saturated fat 3.4 g

Carbohydrates 24.6 g

Sugar 4.8 g

Dietary fibre 3.6 g

Sodium 2360 mg

Calcium 145 mg

Iron 4.1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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