Do you need a delicious, nutritious and fast meal to help make your tastebuds dance and your body shine, then it’s time to make our pumpkin soup.

Best of all, it’s quick, easy and cheap!

Ingredients

• A good dash of olive oil (a couple of tablespoons) – we recommend extra virgin as it is better for cooking
• 1 bunch of coriander (remove stems) – can interchange for parsley, basil or other herbs that take your fancy if you’re a coriander hater
• A handful of fresh ginger (more of less to taste)
• 1kg of peeled pumpkin (this will be approx 1.3kg if the skin is on when you buy it at the supermarket)
• 2-3 sweet potatoes
• Black pepper
• Salt
• Vegeta stock (or another stock of choice) – if using vegeta, fill the lid and throw it in the mix

Optional

– Cayenne Pepper and cream to serve

The how to guide

• Chop the coriander and grate ginger
• Saute in olive oil
• Add diced peeled pumpkin and sweet potato
• Cover vegetables with water
• Add pepper, salt, stock
• Cover the pot
• Bring to the boil
• Simmer until vegetables are soft (20-30mins depending on size of vegetable pieces)
• Once cooked, blend and ta da you’re done

Add cayenne or cream, or both if you so desire. Can add some herbs on top to pretty it up.

Top Tip

If you hate peeling and cutting up pumpkin as much as I do, then this could be the solution for you.

Pop your pumpkin in the oven (remove any plastic if it’s a half pumpkin) and heat for 5-10 mins (no need to be too fussy with what temperature), you can just preheat the oven, no need to wait for it to come up to temperature.

The pumpkin will be much softer and easier to chop and peel.

You also will reduce your risk of accidentally cutting yourself, as well as eliminating the stress, frustration and wrist, shoulder or hand pain in the process.

Let us know what you think of our deliciously simple pumpkin soup recipe!