This recipe uses oven-roasted buttercup as a starting point. Click here for instructions on how to roast a buttercup.
Ingredients
1 Tbsp | Olive oil |
1 | Carrot, large, roughly chopped |
1 stalk | Celery, roughly chopped |
1 | Onion, roughly chopped |
3 cloves | Garlic, crushed |
1 | Bay leaf |
1 piece | Ginger, small, grated |
½ tsp | Ground coriander |
½ tsp | Ground cumin |
½ tsp | Curry powder |
½ tsp | Ground turmeric |
1 | Apple, peeled and grated |
3 cups | Buttercup pumpkins, roasted (Main) |
3 cups | Chicken stock, hot |
1 tsp | Salt |
1 to taste | Freshly ground black pepper |
Directions
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, and add the first three vegetables along with garlic, bay leaf and ginger. Cook gently until fragrant and translucent then add coriander, cumin, curry powder and turmeric.
- Add apple, and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Add roasted buttercup, chicken (or vegetable) stock, salt and freshly ground black pepper and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, cover and rest soup for 10 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf and blend the soup until smooth. Add more stock if it's too thick. Check seasoning and serve with a dollop of sour cream or a swirl of olive oil.