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.
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:-)
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!
If you like spinach and butternut squash soups then check out the following:
- Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- 10 Minute Spinach, Chilli and Fennel Soup – Planet Veggie
- Cheesey Broccoli & Spinach Soup – Tinned Tomatoes
- Butternut Squash & Kale Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Easy Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon Brittle – Kavey Eats
- Butternut Squash, Lemon & Tahini Soup – Fuss Free Flavours
- Butternut Squash & Celeriac Soup – Lovely Appetite
- Roasted Butternut Squash & Red Lentil Soup – Family Friends Food
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Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup - simply delicious!
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.
Exequiel Cabral
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 .
Camilla
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:-)
Heidi
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 🙂
Camilla
Wonderful Heidi, so happy that you like it and that you can now feed your husband healthy spinach:-)
Choclette
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!
Camilla
Thank you Choclette it is a fabulous soup:-)
Victoria Tegg
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!!!
Camilla
Thanks Victoria, what did you think of the finished dish?
Vivien Minto
About to make this but confused… where is the coconut milk in this recipe please?
Camilla
Hi Vivien, you’ve confused me, there is no mention of coconut milk in this recipe?