This spiced pumpkin and carrot soup makes a great addition to any autumn recipe.
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 thumb-sized piece ginger (more if you like it spicy)
• ½ tsp chilli
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• Salt and pepper
• 500g pumpkin, roughly chopped
• 300g carrots, roughly chopped
• 200g potatoes, peeled and chopped
• A litre vegetable stock
• 1 tin coconut milk
• Handful of pumpkin seeds, to garnish
• Fresh coriander, to garnish
Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and gently sauté the onion until soft.
2. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for a few mins until fragrant.
3. Add the chopped vegetables and mix well.
4. Add the chilli, cinnamon and season with salt and pepper.
5. Fry until the vegetables are starting to soften.
6. Add the vegetable stock and the coconut milk, reserving a little of the coconut cream to garnish, bring to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender.
7. Blend the soup with a stick blender until smooth.
8. Garnish the spiced pumpkin and carrot soup with the reserved coconut cream, a handful of pumpkin seeds, coriander leaves and fresh pepper and serve hot.
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