🇫🇷 French

Spinach Velouté

Name: Spinach Velouté
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 150 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 300 g Spinach; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns; 1 litre Stock or Broth; small handful Tarragon; 1 litre Chicken Stock

🇫🇷 French

Gentle simmered spinach in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the french answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 30 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream150 ml
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Black Peppercorns1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Tarragonsmall handful
Chicken Stock1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Butter until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and black peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the spinach.
4
Simmer gently until the spinach is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with tarragon and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the black peppercorns in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Mushroom and Spinach Filo with Spinach Veloute | Recipe | Cafe Culture · on YouTube