Roast butternut squash and red lentil soup

Roast butternut squash and red lentil soup
prep: 10 minutes
cook: 40 minutes
serving: 4

Nutrition Facts

each serving
KCal 252
Carbs 32g
fiber 6.4g
Protein 9.4g
Fat 8.3g
Saturates 4.3g
Sugars 10.5g
Salt 0.01g
Fruit/Veg Portion 3

Ingredients

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  1. 1 butternut squash (approx 700g–1kg)
  2. 2 tsp sunflower oil
  3. 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  4. 1 carrot, roughly chopped
  5. 1 litre reduced salt vegetable stock cube
  6. 120g split red lentils
  7. white pepper, to taste
  8. 4 tbsp half-fat creme fraiche
  9. Fresh chives, chopped

Directions

6 steps in total
Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 7. Cut the butternut squash into quarters lengthways, scoop out the seeds, brush with a little of the oil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, add the onion and carrot to the pan with 1 tsp of the oil, cook gently for a few minutes, until the onion starts to brown.

Step 3

Now, pour the stock into the pan and add the lentils, stir together and simmer for around 15 minutes.

Step 4

Remove the butternut squash from the oven, scoop out the flesh and add to the soup.

Step 5

Simmer for a further 5 minutes, add a good pinch of pepper, then whizz with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth.

Step 6

Serve with a swirl of half-fat crème fraiche and a few chopped chives.

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