Pumpkin Soup – lightly spiced
Ingredients
30 ml oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 ml ground cloves
2 ml nutmeg, freshly grated
half a pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
200 ml red lentils
500 ml vegetable stock
15 ml lemon juice
100g sweet potato, peeled and cubed
Method
1. Crush garlic and set aside for 10 minutes
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and fry the onions, garlic, cloves and nutmeg for 5 minutes.
3. Add pumpkin, sweet potato, lentils, stock and lemon juice and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 Purée the soup, and reheat
5. Sprinkle with cinnamon to serve.