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Home » Super Soups » Super Healthy Watercress And Spinach Soup

Super Healthy Watercress And Spinach Soup

Author: Karon Grieve Published : May 2019

Recipe
spinach and watercress souo
spinach and watercress soup
spinach and watercress soup

This watercress and spinach soup has all the taste of springtime with fresh watercress and the lovely young spinach leaves that are available just now. Vibrant and green it looks just as healthy as it is.

watercress and spinach soup with pan behind

While it has springtime written all over it this watercress and spinach soup is rich and creamy too. It is a meal in itself with some bread on the side.

This is a healthy soup as watercress and spinach are packed with nutrients.

Ingredients for watercress and spinach soup

Well, there is watercress and spinach of course but to add a bit of body I have used half of a medium-sized sweet potato which doesn’t have the carb content of a normal potato.

There is also celery, a small onion, garlic and vegetable stock.

You will need a bit of olive oil to start your cooking off and then some pumpkin and sunflower seeds to finish things off completely and add that lovely bit of crunch as a topping and maybe even a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil as well.

close up of watercress soup in bowl from above

Serving this soup

Like all soups this watercress and spinach soup makes the perfect lunch or as a starter at supper time. This recipe is for two portions of soup. To make more simply multiply the ingredients.

Hot or cold soup

You can serve this either hot or chilled. If serving chilled then it is best to serve is smaller portions in little glasses or bowls as chilled soups always seem more filling somehow and a little goes a long way.

top down photo of spinach soup in bowl with spoon at side

Soup storage

You can keep this soup in the fridge for up to 4 days and it will freeze for up to 6 months. I like to freeze my soups in freezer-proof bags on a tray and once frozen line them up like files so they take up less valuable freezer space.

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Looking for more tasty soup recipes? Then check these out before you go;

Rich and creamy garlic mushroom soup

Quick and easy tomato and mascarpone soup

Broccoli and stilton soup

Curried cauliflower potato and kale soup

Spiced carrot and cauliflower soup

Traditional 5 ingredient Scottish cock-a-leekie soup

Chunky vegetable soup

Scottish classic Cullen Skink soup

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watercress and spinach soup with pan behind

Super healthy watercress and spinach soup

Karon Grieve
super easy recipe for watercress and spinach soup perfect served hot or chilled
3.78 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine British
Servings 2 people
Calories 253 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 stick celery finely chopped
  • 1/2 medium sweet potato chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 100 g watercress
  • 100 g spinach
  • 500 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp mixed sunflower and pumpkin seeds and/or pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Metric – US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion and celery for 3 minutes before adding the sweet potato for 3 minutes then the garlic for a further 2 minutes
  • Add the stock and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes
  • Add the watercress and spinach and cook for a further 4 minutes
  • Remove from heat and blitz with a hand held blender
  • Toast the nuts in a dry pan for 1 minute till they emit their nutty aroma
  • Top soup in bowls with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with the toasted seeds

Notes

Vegetarian

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 1110mgPotassium: 782mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 14925IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 2mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
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Comments

  1. Fiona Manoon says

    May 24, 2019 at 5:58 am

    Healthy and tasty thing to eat.
    Glad to know about this dish.
    I must appreciate your creativity.
    Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe with us.
    Keep Blogging

    Reply
  2. Liz Hyde says

    October 6, 2020 at 9:27 am

    5 stars
    I made this at the weekend! Delicious! Even better as the watercress and spinach were heavily reduced at the supermarket! Will definitely make again. Vegan too, I think. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      October 6, 2020 at 2:29 pm

      Hi Liz
      So glad you made the soup and loved it so much. Even better that you got the watercress and spinach so reduced, result!!!
      K

      Reply
  3. Paulien van Deventer says

    July 10, 2021 at 3:41 am

    Hi. Beautiful watercress from the Mama’s market in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
    I made the soup, substituting celery with leek.
    I didn’t use potato, as we are doing keto.
    I used frozen spinach.
    Served it with some cream and toasted pine nuts.
    It was super delicious!!

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      July 13, 2021 at 10:59 am

      Glad you liked the recipe.
      K

      Reply
  4. Viv Brooker says

    November 9, 2024 at 10:50 pm

    4 stars
    Great recipe, I think the watercress leaves needs to be stripped off the stems as these leave stringy bits in the soup.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      November 18, 2024 at 10:53 am

      Hi Viv
      Glad you liked the soup, the stems didn’t go stringy in mine, I never strip the leaves off watercress. You are using a hand blender to ‘cream’ the soup and that blitzes everything usually.
      K

      Reply
    • Ian Sellick says

      May 24, 2025 at 4:20 pm

      Thank you, great recipe .Still simmering

      Reply
      • Karon Grieve says

        May 26, 2025 at 8:38 am

        Hi Ian
        Glad you liked the recipe, hope you enjoyed the soup.
        K

        Reply
  5. Betty says

    February 11, 2025 at 6:37 am

    5 stars
    Great soup all tge family loved it, thanks for this one

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      February 12, 2025 at 4:32 pm

      Hi Betty
      Glad you all enjoyed the soup, thanks for letting me know.
      K

      Reply
  6. Frances Self says

    May 4, 2025 at 2:26 pm

    Are the calories per person or for both?

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      May 5, 2025 at 10:10 am

      Hi Francis,
      Servings are shown as two and calories are per serving. hope this helps
      K

      Reply
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