Butternut soup recipes are still one of the most searched recipes on foodie websites. Whodathunkit?
Well I happen to think that butternut soup is one of those recipes where the old adage 'keep it simple stupid' is wonderfully appropriate.
This version can be whipped up in a jiffy, and has the added sweetness and lightness of the apples to lift it. And the bacon croutons? Heroic.
Butternut and apple soup with bacon croutons - see the
delicious gallery here.
Then there's this spicy butternut and chickpea soup. It tastes like the sum of its simple parts, only about 200% better!
I don't really know what I expected from it, but I certainly didn't' expect to want to eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The added coconut cream adds a beautiful richness, and then the wilted baby spinach that's stirred through just before serving lifts everything to an almost audible applause.
I hope you'll feel inspired to make it. Soon.
Butternut and apple soup with bacon croutons - see the
delicious gallery here.
Sarah Graham
