Salmon and spinach soup

Serves: 2
Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients
Nutrition Info.(per serve)

1 litre chicken stock
1 cup small pasta such as risoni, orzo or macaroni
2 spring onions, chopped
2 small courgetteszucchini, summer squashX, chopped
200g hot smoked salmon, broken into small pieces
1 large bunch spinach, chopped
1/4 cup pesto

Nutrition Info

Kilojoules 1720kJ
Calories 411cal
Protein 32.8g
Total fat 20.3g
Saturated fat 3.4g
Carbohydrates 24.6g
Sugars 4.8g
Dietary fibre 3.6g
Sodium 2360mg
Calcium 145mg
Iron 4.1mg

Instructions

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)

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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.”

First published: Jun 2006