Rich Butternut Soup

Butternut soup is creamy, thick, smooth, silky, nutty, healthy, satisfying and easy to make. When those cooler evenings start, butternut soup with its sunny orange colour is the perfect way to warm up your mood and the cold.

Butternut soup is creamy, thick, smooth, silky, nutty, healthy, satisfying and easy to make. When those cooler evenings start, butternut soup with its sunny orange colour is the perfect way to warm up your mood and the cold.

Need a starter that’ll get spoons dipping as soon as the bowls arrive? This is it. Looking for a main that’s light and filling at the same time? Ladle a few extra spoonfuls and serve with soft fresh bread to soak it up with.

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Butternut Soup

Butternut soup is creamy, thick, smooth, silky, nutty, healthy, satisfying and easy to make.
Servings 4
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients
 
 

  • 800 g diced butternut squash approx 1 medium size butternut
  • 1 clove garlic thinly sliced
  • 5 ml mild curry powder
  • 1 chicken stock cube crumbled
  • 250 ml buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan place the butternut, curry powder, garlic, stock cube and 400ml water.
  • Cover with a lid and bring to the boil
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, until the butternut is tender
  • Allow the soup to cool slightly, then puree, either in a blender or with a stick blender in the saucepan, until smooth
  • Stir in the buttermilk and heat slowly until just hot
  • Serve with fresh buttered bread
  • Sprinkle or spoon over a topping

Notes

Use any or a combination of any of these toppings: roughly chopped coriander leaves (cilantro), sliced red chilli, crumbled feta, toasted pumpkin seeds, sour cream, yoghurt, crispy bacon crumbled or a sprinkle of cumin.
Course: Starters
Keyword: butternut, soups, starters
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03/07/2024 10:26 pm GMT

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