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.
Donna MacLeod
This soup is amazing and healthy. I used celery as I didn’t have any leeks but it was still really tasty. My new go to!
Camilla
Excellent Donna so glad you like it and great to improvise with what you have:-)
Richard Eldred Hawes
I love soup and it is even better if you have managed to find some cheap vegetables
Emma Walton
I love the vibrant colour of the soup as well as the ingredients and will definitely give this recipe a try.
Camilla
Thanks Emma, it is a fabulous soup:-)
A S,Edinburgh
I feel the same about waste; I find it really hard. I love the sound of the effect the squash had on this, I wouldn’t have thought to use it that way but it sounds brilliant!
Camilla
Thanks, it is a fab soup:-)
Poh Furray
This looks really delicious. Plus a great bargain for 1p!
Camilla
Thank you Poh:-)
William Gould
We love spinach in our house. This looks like it should be worth a try, even though my wife is mot over keen on what she calls “liquid food” lol
Amy Fidler
Love the look of this x
Camilla
Thanks Amy, it is superb;-)
Jayne Sullivan
Looks delicious. Such a bright, vibrant colour.
Camilla
Thanks Jayne, it is delicious:-)
Heather Haigh
I love how vibrant this looks! We often have a bit of a glut of spinach that I don’t know what to do with, I do now…
Kate - gluten free alchemist
Wow! That’s seriously green! Beautiful! Sounds delicious too xx
Camilla
Thanks Kate, it is really delicious and surprisingly creamy:-)