A creamy, healthy and minimum-effort butternut squash and sweet potato soup perfect for winter evenings. This easy soup is so filling and perfect with crusty bread on the side.
Servings 4portions
Course Lunches
Cuisine British
Ingredients
1medium butternut squash
2tbsp olive oil
1large sweet potato / 2 small ones
3clovesgarlic
1white onion
360mlvegetable stock
80mldairy-free cream or coconut milk
2teaspooncumin powder
0.5teaspoontumeric
1teaspoonsmoked paprika
pinchcinnamon
1.5teaspoondried parsely
salt and pepper to taste
red chilli flakes(Optional)
Handful chopped coriander(Optional topping)
Method
Preheat your oven to 180° C
Cut your butternut squash in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds.
Place your squash, white onion (chopped into large chunks), and sweet potato on a baking tray and drizzle the olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley over the squash. Place in the oven to roast for 30 - 35 minutes.
1 medium butternut squash, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 large sweet potato / 2 small ones, 1 white onion, 1.5 tsp dried parsely
Peel your garlic cloves and add them to the baking tray in the final 10/15 minutes.
3 cloves garlic
Scoop the flesh of the squash and sweet potato out of the skins and add into a large saucepan alongside the onion, garlic, and spices.
2 tsp cumin powder, 0.5 tsp tumeric, 1 tsp smoked paprika, pinch cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste
Pour in the vegetable stock, and then blend everything with a stick blender. Add more water if necessary.
360 ml vegetable stock
Place the saucepan on low heat to warm it through and add in about three-quarters of the cream - reserve the remaining cream for a decorative drizzle over the top of your soup if you'd like to.
80 ml dairy-free cream or coconut milk
Serve with a sprinkle of chilli flakes, fresh coriander, and crusty buttered bread on the side.
This soup is best served fresh but will keep fine in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. This recipe is also perfect for freezing, so is a great recipe to batch-cook.