Ok, guilty! As a little girl sometimes I did want a pumpkin to turn into a carriage fit for a Princess and sweep me off to a glamourous ball! But with this pumpkin soup recipe, I will happily swap my glass slippers for some cosy ugg boots. With cooler days now creeping into our weeks, this nourishing bowl of spiced, velvety deliciousness might be more along the lines of your happy ever after too. The sweet nuttiness of the butternut pumpkin combined with the spicy flavour of cloves and nutmeg, not forgetting the gooey roasted garlic makes my heart go ‘boom’. Who needs a Prince Charming when you’ve got this as company?!
Ingredients:
1 whole butternut pumpkin (organic if possible)
1 large orange sweet potato
1 small-medium white onion
1 teaspoon of whole cloves
½ teaspoon of grated nutmeg
1 small whole garlic bulb
A few sprigs of thyme
1ltr of plant-based chicken or vegetable stock
A few glugs of olive oil
A generous knob of butter
2-3 good pinches of sea salt flakes
A few good grinds of freshly cracked pepper to taste
A dollop of cream (Crème Fraiche, Greek yoghurt or coconut cream also yummy)
A sprinkling of pumpkin seeds for serving
Directions:
Nutrition Bite: Butternut pumpkin or squash is a fantastic source of vitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C & B, potassium, magnesium, and manganese. One cup of cooked butternut pumpkin gives you more than 450% of the RDI for vitamin A and over 50% of the RDI for vitamin C. Having lots of vitamin A in our diets helps us with eye & bone health, immune function, and regulating cell growth.
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