Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup - simply delicious!
Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup is healthy and delicious with a creamy texture.
Servings 4
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.