Chick pea and spinach soup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Onion, chopped | 
| 4 | Cloves of garlic, minced | |
| 1 | cup | Skim milk | 
| 16 | ounces | Can chick peas, drained and rinsed | 
| 4 | cups | To 5 c fresh spinach, rinsed, dried, and shredded | 
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Cardamom | 
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Nutmeg | 
| 1 | teaspoon | Curry powder | 
| Salt and pepper to taste | ||
Directions
Saute the onion and garlic over low heat, covered, until the onion is translucent.
Add the milk and raise heat to medium, and cook until a boil is just reached, stirring constantly.  Add the chick peas, spinach, and spices, and continue to cook and stir.  When spinach is completely wilted, remove a cup and a half of the soup to a blender and puree. 
Return the puree to the soup, stir well, and serve hot.  Makes 4 servings.
And the calorie total on this one was 174, and only 1⅗ g fat.  (The sherbet, by the way, was 130 calories and 2 g fat, so we were very pleased with ourselves.)