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Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup – simply delicious!

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I didn’t plan to make Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup yesterday as it was my birthday. Hubby offered to take me out for lunch but I knew I had a 1 p bag of bargain spinach in the fridge that was in need of using up. After a quick forage I also found half a butternut squash and a lonely leek that also needed using.

I just can’t bare to waste food and I think this trait was learned from my mum who having been brought up during the war had huge respect for food.

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So after making myself a birthday cake I just threw the soup together thinking that the butternut squash would be a nice change from potato as a thickener. Not only was it a great thickener but the sweetness really complimented the spinach taking away any bitterness and it tasted almost creamy!

Going out to eat is great but my soup was so delicious I really didn’t feel like I’d missed out and my son and hubby also enjoyed it. Later that evening I had family over for some fizz, home made cake, cookies and tea and tomorrow I’m going out with some girlfriends to celebrate:-)

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I do hope you try my Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup as I will be making this regularly now (I finished it off today and it tasted even better). Next time though I will double the recipe as this made enough for 4 good portions and when soup tastes this good you want lots leftover!

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Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup - simply delicious!

Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup is healthy and delicious with a creamy texture.
Course Starter
Cuisine British
Keyword Butternut Squash, soup, Spinach
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 25 g butter or to make vegan use another 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 1 leek sliced
  • 500 g butternut squash about ½ a squash
  • 800 mls vegetable or chicken stock
  • 240 g bag baby leaf spinach
  • freshly ground pepper
  • Garnish
  • onion salad crispies

Instructions

  • Heat the oil and butter in a large pan over a medium heat.
  • Add the onion, leek and garlic and soften for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add the butternut squash and fry for another 5 minutes (or until onions and leeks softened), stirring again.
  • Add the stock and pepper and bring to the boil.
  • Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes under a lid.
  • Add the spinach leaves, replace the lid and allow to wilt (about 5 minutes).
  • Blend the soup and serve garnished with onion salad crispies.

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  1. Exequiel Cabral

    23/02/2021 at 3:26 pm

    I made a butternut squash soup last night but my wife said it is very sweet.I have a bag of spinach in the fridge..
    Do I need to make a spinach soup separately and add to the squash or is there an easier way.Please help a newcomer in the kitchen .

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/02/2021 at 10:54 pm

      Hi there, spinach will mulch down nicely if you put it into the hot butternut squash soup, if it’s baby leaves you might want to leave them whole or you can blend:-) So no, no need to make another soup:-)

      Reply
  2. Heidi

    02/02/2021 at 2:26 pm

    I would have never thought of putting leek, butternut squash and spinach together, but this was super delicious. Finally a way of getting my husband to eat some spinach! Definitely adopted into the soup repertoire, thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/02/2021 at 3:23 pm

      Wonderful Heidi, so happy that you like it and that you can now feed your husband healthy spinach:-)

      Reply
  3. Choclette

    07/05/2020 at 7:12 pm

    Love the sound of this soup AND the colour is amazing. We’ve been eating so much soup this spring, but I think we might have gone for a whole week now without any. Something’s wrong!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/05/2020 at 8:45 pm

      Thank you Choclette it is a fabulous soup:-)

      Reply
  4. Victoria Tegg

    04/06/2019 at 9:48 am

    This is amazing! We arent eating it for a couple more hours and I have yet to put in the coconut milk. But what I have tasted is awesome! Thanks for the recipe!!!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/06/2019 at 10:38 am

      Thanks Victoria, what did you think of the finished dish?

      Reply
      • Vivien Minto

        07/02/2020 at 10:38 am

        About to make this but confused… where is the coconut milk in this recipe please?

        Reply
        • Camilla

          18/02/2020 at 9:51 pm

          Hi Vivien, you’ve confused me, there is no mention of coconut milk in this recipe?

          Reply
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