Spinach and coconut soup

'This was a recipe born out of desperation from what food writers like to call store cupboard standbys.' I wrote it for the wonderful website I worked on for seven years.

This tasty soup recipe is so quick to make, using frozen spinach, coconut milk and lots of flavour!

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1tbsp oil
• 500g frozen spinach
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 400ml can coconut milk
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Gently fry the onion and garlic in the oil until softened and golden.

Stir in the spinach, stirring to break up the frozen chunks.

Add the stock and bring to a boil.

Reduce to a simmer, stir in the coconut milk, nutmeg and seasoning. Blend until smooth and serve.

This recipe first appeared on Allaboutyou.com, where I used to work. It was a great website, with lots of top-quality content, including a few recipes by me. Unfortunately, it was closed in January 2015