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BUTTERNUT AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

BUTTERNUT AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

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Serves: 2, or 1 in great need

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  • Gluten Free
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  • Vegetarian

Ever since I overcame my prejudices about buying pre-chopped fruit and veg, my cooking life has got a lot simpler. And you should know that in Italian markets, storeholders regularly sell peeled and prepared vegetables bagged up to make their customers' life easier.

These squash and sweet potato dice certainly work for me; a quarter of an hour's bubbling with some stock and some spice, and sweet succour is to hand. Sometimes you are not in the mood to wait.

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Ingredients

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  • 350 grams diced butternut squash and sweet potato (from a packet)
  • 750 ml hot chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground mace
  • good grinding of pepper
  • 4 teaspoons buttermilk
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Method

  1. Put the diced butternut and sweet potato in a saucepan with the hot chicken or vegetable stock and both spices.
  2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Add some pepper to taste.
  3. Puree the soup in a blender - you will find that by removing the centre nozzle on the lid and placing a hand or tea towel over the top, you will not get a build-up of pressure or an explosion of soup on your walls.
  4. Pour the blended soup into two bowls, garnishing each bowl with swirls made with 2 teaspoons of buttermilk.

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  • Hello Nigella, thanks for the beautiful butternut squash and sweet potato soup recipe. I have one question to you. The country where I reside in buttermilk is not available here. What can I use as substitutes of buttermilk for this soup?

    Posted by tanya02bd@yahoo.com on 26th Nov 2012 at 9.16

  • This soup is absolutely delicious! So easy to make and so satisfying. A favourite in our household!

    Posted by emilymack on 26th Nov 2012 at 20.49

  • I have made a Spanish pumpkin soup almost in a similar way; however instead of buttermilk I use canned evaporated milk, and some cubed croutons on top. Yum!

    Posted by Lillies on 12th Feb 2013 at 1.19