Halloween is fast approaching and I've got so many new spooky recipes I want to share with you before the big day! Today's recipe makes a lovely healthy Halloween meal and a nice break from all the sweet treats that are around at this time of year.
This delicious pumpkin soup is perfect for warming up before or after a spot of trick or treating and you can easily make it extra fun by piping on a spooky yogurt spider web before serving - it only takes a minute and it's much easier to do than you might think!
You can make this soup a couple of days in advance (once cooked, cool quickly and store in the fridge until ready to heat up) and it freezes beautifully too, so it's a great make ahead meal for the whole family.
The spooky spider web topper is completely optional of course, but it goes a long to adding some spooky fun to a plain bowl of fun!
Spider Web Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 2 small onions
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cooking pumpkin or medium sized butternut squash
- 2 large carrots
- 1 Tbsp mild curry powder
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
To serve:
- 150ml natural yogurt
Method:
Peel and roughly chop the onion.
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil then gently cook the onions over a low-medium heat until translucent.
Meanwhile, de-seed, peel and chop the pumpkin or squash into rough cubes. Peel the carrot and roughly chop.
Add the pumpkin and carrot to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the curry powder and cook for a further minute or so until fragrant.
Crumble in the two stock cubes and pour over boiling water to just cover the vegetables.
Bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through.
Whizz with a stick blender until smooth. You can add a little more hot water if the soup is too thick for your liking and blend again.
When ready to serve, ladle into bowls and top with a spooky yogurt spiderweb if wanted (see instructions below).
How to make a spooky spiderweb soup topper
Ladle your pumpkin soup into bowls.
Spoon natural yogurt into a disposable piping bag or freezer bag.
Snip off the corner, then pipe a spiral of yogurt onto the top of each bowl of soup.
Working from the middle, drag a cocktail stick through the surface of the soup to create a spider web effect.
Serve immediately and enjoy - toy spiders optional!
If you enjoyed this recipe you might also like these yummy Sausage Stuffed Mini Pumpkins.
Or this easy Spider Web Smoothie Bowl Recipe.
For more fun and easy Halloween food ideas, head over to the Halloween recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Halloween Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Halloween Food, Healthy Halloween Food or Halloween Fun.
Grace
Spider Web Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 2 small onions
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cooking pumpkin or medium sized butternut squash
- 2 large carrots
- 1 Tbsp mild curry powder
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
To Serve
- 150 ml natural yogurt
Instructions
- Peel and roughly chop the onion.
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil then gently cook the onions over a low-medium heat until translucent.
- Meanwhile, de-seed, peel and chop the pumpkin or squash into rough cubes. Peel the carrot and roughly chop.
- Add the pumpkin and carrot to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the curry powder and cook for a further minute or so until fragrant.
- Crumble in the two stock cubes and pour over boiling water until the vegetables are just covered in the pan.
- Bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through.
- Whizz with a stick blender until smooth.
- When ready to serve, ladle the soup into bowls.
- Spoon natural yogurt into a disposable piping bag or freezer bag.
- Snip off the corner of the bag, then pipe a spiral of yogurt onto the top of each bowl of soup.
- Working from the middle, drag a cocktail stick through the surface of the soup to create a spider web effect.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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