Comfort Butternut Squash Quinoa Soup with Crunch

May 08, 2017

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Butternut squash quinoa soup is great comfort food, and is our version of squash (pumpkin) soup, so well-loved around the world. We roast butternut squash with garlic, cumin and honey and then use this as the base for the soup. Topped with a garnish of spiced quinoa, the soup takes on a bit of crunch and a slight heat

2 lb butternut squash (pumpkin) cut in half lengthways with seeds removed
2 cloves garlic peeled
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/4 tsp chili flakes dried, red
salt, ground sea
black pepper, ground
5 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
Spiced Quinoa
1 cup quinoa
1 cup parsley finely chopped
1/2 tsp chili flakes dried, red
1/4 tsp cloves, ground
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg, grated grated
1 tbsp olive oil

Pre-heat oven to 350 f (180 c) Place the garlic cloves in the hollows of the butternut squash. Drizzle the olive oil and the honey over the garlic and squash halves. Then sprinkle the cumin and dried red...
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Nutritions

Calories
194

Sodium
419mg
17% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
7g
14% DV

Carbs
26g
8% DV

Fiber
3g
14% DV