Nigella's Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
2-3 depending on size of bowls!
Ingredients:
1 onion, quartered
20g olive oil
250g butternut pumpkin, peeled and roughly cubed
250g sweet potato, peeled and roughly cubed
550 - 600g chicken stock (or water with 1 tablespoon Thermomix Vegetable Stock Concentrate)
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon mace or nutmeg
Freshly ground pepper
4 teaspoons buttermilk or a dollop of sour cream, optional
Preparation:
1. Place onion into TM bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 7.
2. Add oil and sauté for 2 minutes at 100C on speed 1.
3. Add spices to bowl and cook for 1 minute at 100C on speed 1 to release the flavours.
4. Add pumpkin and sweet potato. Chop for 15 seconds on speed 7.
5. Add stock and cook for 20 minutes at 100C on speed 1.
6. Blend for 15-20 seconds by slowly going from speed 1 to speed 9.
7.Pour the blended soup into bowls. Garnish with some swirls of buttermilk or a dollop of sour cream if you like.
Tips/Hints:
TIP! Adjust the amount of water to acquire your preferred consistency.
Converted from: Nigella Express Nigella Lawson
