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Easy fresh green soup (inspired by the Clangers Soup Dragon!)

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Published on 14 January, 2019 by 54 Comments

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Did you know that January is National Soup Month?

What’s more, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Clangers, so what better way to celebrate than with a delicious, hearty, healthy and thrifty green soup, inspired by the most famous soup connoisseur in the galaxy…the Soup Dragon?

The recipe has been developed by the UK’s No.1 food magazine and website BBC Good Food and contains spinach, potatoes, peas and fresh herbs to give a gorgeously green soup.

I’m sure many of you remember the Clangers, or perhaps you’re fans of the new series currently on CBeebies. The Clangers are a family of pink, long-nosed, inventive and inquisitive mouse-shaped creatures who live on a little blue planet, out in the starry stretches of space not far from our world.

They first hit our small screens 50 years ago, and one of the best-loved stars of the show was and continues to be the Soup Dragon, who lives underground in the volcanic-like Soup Wells, providing the soup that is the staple of the Clangers diet.

So, to kick off this a year-long celebration of love, kindness and whistles, let’s make our healthy homage to the Soup Dragon!

And stick around because after the recipe, there’s a chance to win a fab Clangers Soup Dragon bundle for yourself from the Clangers’ official shop!

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch spring onions, chopped
  • 1 large potato, peeled and
  • chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 ltr vegetable stock
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 100g fresh spinach
  • 300ml natural yogurt
  • few mint leaves, basil leaves, cress or a mixture to garnish

Instructions

Put the spring onions, potato and garlic into a large pan.

Pour over the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins with a lid on or until the potato is soft enough to mash with the back of a spoon.

Add the peas and bring the mixture back up to a simmer. Scoop out around 4 tablespoons of the peas and set aside for the top.

Stir the spinach and yogurt into the pan.

Carefully pour the whole mixture into a blender or use a stick blender to whizz it up until it’s very smooth. Season to taste with black pepper.

Ladle into bowls then add some of the reserved cooked peas and scatter the top with your favourite soft herbs or cress. Serve with crusty bread, if you like.

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Easy fresh green soup

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 6 bowls
Author: BBC Good Food
A gorgeous, healthy green soup inspired by Clangers Soup Dragon, with peas, potatoes, spring onions, spinach and garlic.
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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch spring onions chopped
  • 1 large potato peeled and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 250 g frozen peas
  • 100 g fresh spinach
  • 300 ml natural yogurt
  • few mint leaves, basil leaves or cress or a mixture to garnish

Instructions

  • Put the spring onions, potato and garlic into a large pan.
  • Pour over the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins with a lid on or until the potato is soft enough to mash with the back of a spoon.
  • Add the peas and bring the mixture back up to a simmer. Scoop out around 4 tablespoons of the peas and set aside for the top.
  • Stir the spinach and yogurt into the pan.
  • Carefully pour the whole mixture into a blender or use a stick blender to whizz it up until it’s very smooth. Season to taste with black pepper.
  • Ladle into bowls then add some of the reserved cooked peas and scatter the top with your favourite soft herbs or cress. Serve with crusty bread, if you like.

Nutrition

Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 431mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 40.3% | Vitamin C: 29.9% | Calcium: 9.5% | Iron: 7.9%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Soups
Keywords: healthy, soup
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Win a Clangers Soup Dragon hamper

To enter to win this fantastic hamper, containing Soup Dragon branded t-shirt, wall art, apron, coasters and lunch box, just complete the widget below.

You’ll be asked to head over to the Clangers’ official shop and then leave a comment, telling us what extra item you’d love to find in your hamper if you win!

Win a Clangers Soup Dragon hamper

Good luck! And in the meantime, don’t forget to follow Clangers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more fun!

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  10. I would love to find the Hugs Edge to Edge Tote Bag The Clangers were my late husband’s favourite characters.

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  22. These are so cool! I honestly didn’t know they existed, so thanks so much for the giveaway. I would be thrilled to find that lovely cushion in the hamper! The soup sounds great too, I think I might try is with soya yoghurt (I’m a vegan). Looks lovely!

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