Category, DifficultyBeginner

A whole bowl of comfort with a warming kick. Serve it plain or dress it up, it doesn't care. It feeds families, friends or freezers - if you're in the mood for making a big batch.

Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time40 mins
 1 Butternut squash, peeled and cubed
 1 Onion, peeled and diced
 3 Carrots, peeled and diced
 3 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped
 1 l Vegetable stock
 ½ tsp Ground cumin
 ½ tsp Chilli flakes
 2 dashes Rapeseed oil
 Seasoning to taste
1

Warm a few dashes of rapeseed oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the onion, cooking until softened.

2

Add the garlic and spices and cook until fragrant before throwing in the butternut and carrots.

3

Stir the vegetables to mix them up with the onion and spices. Then cover with the hot stock.

4

Cover and simmer on a medium heat until the vegetables are tender. This will take 20-25 minutes, depending on how small you've chopped the chunks of veg.

5

Blend to the desired consistency and thickness. I've used a stick blender until smooth.

6

Serve plain with bread or with a swirl of natural yoghurt, pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of rapeseed oil.

7

This recipe should serve four people. It can also be made with pumpkin.

Ingredients

 1 Butternut squash, peeled and cubed
 1 Onion, peeled and diced
 3 Carrots, peeled and diced
 3 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped
 1 l Vegetable stock
 ½ tsp Ground cumin
 ½ tsp Chilli flakes
 2 dashes Rapeseed oil
 Seasoning to taste

Directions

1

Warm a few dashes of rapeseed oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the onion, cooking until softened.

2

Add the garlic and spices and cook until fragrant before throwing in the butternut and carrots.

3

Stir the vegetables to mix them up with the onion and spices. Then cover with the hot stock.

4

Cover and simmer on a medium heat until the vegetables are tender. This will take 20-25 minutes, depending on how small you've chopped the chunks of veg.

5

Blend to the desired consistency and thickness. I've used a stick blender until smooth.

6

Serve plain with bread or with a swirl of natural yoghurt, pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of rapeseed oil.

7

This recipe should serve four people. It can also be made with pumpkin.

Spiced Butternut and Carrot Soup
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