Keto seafood chowder

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 oz. (1½ cups) celery stalks, sliced
• 1 cup clam juice or vegetable stock
• 1½ cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 tsp dried sage or dried thyme
• ½ lemon, juice and zest
• 4 oz. (½ cup) cream cheese
• 1 lb salmon, boneless fillets or other firm fish, pin bones removed, fillets cut into 1″ pieces
• 2 oz. (2 cups) baby spinach
• 8 oz. shrimp peeled and deveined
• salt and ground black pepper
• ½ tbsp red chili peppers
• fresh sage, optional for garnish

Instructions:

1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add garlic and celery. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add clam juice, cream, cream cheese, sage, lemon juice and lemon zest. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes without lid.
3. Add the fish and shrimp. Simmer for 3 minutes or until fish is just cooked (should flake easily). Add the baby spinach and stir until wilted.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Garnish with fresh red chili and fresh sage before serving for extra flavor and splash of color.

Tip

As an optional addition, consider adding crushed, dried chili flakes as a garnish on the soup. These add a lovely hot zest to an already delicious soup.