Yasmin Fahr’s Tomato, White Bean and Spinach Soup | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street | Recipes, TV

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper
• 6 medium garlic cloves, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 15½-ounce cans white beans or chickpeas, drained but not rinsed
• 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 5-ounce container baby spinach or baby kale (optional)
• ½ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro