Green Goddess And Garlic Soup

Ingredients :

1. Spinach – 1 bunch
2. Cabbage leaves – 4
3. Iceberg lettuce – ½ (optional)
4. Garlic – 6 cloves
5. Chicken /Vegetable Stock – 1.5 litre
6. Parsley – 6 sprigs
7. Bay leaf – 1
8. Thyme – 1 sprig
9. Brown rice – 100 gms
10. Wholegrain Bread, to serve with

Method:

• Wash spinach and trim stalks if necessary. Cut thick core from cabbage and discard.
• Roughly chop cabbage and lettuce. Peel and crush garlic.
• Put the stock in a large saucepan.
• Add vegetables, garlic, bay leaf, thyme and brown rice.
• Cover and cook for 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked.
• Blend or process.
• Serve with croutons of toasted whole grain bread.