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Spicy Butternut Soup

Recipe by Benecol Chef

Preparation time 10 minutes
10m Prep
Preparation time 10 minutes
20m Cook
Plant stanol 1.7g
1.7g per serving
  • Recipe

Spicy Butternut Soup

Serves 2

Serving Info:

One serving contains 1.7g of your daily requirement of 1.5-2.4g of plant stanols

Ingredients:

  • - 1 tbsp Benecol® Olive spread
  • - 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • - 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
  • - 500g (1lb 2oz) butternut squash, peeled and diced
  • - 1 tbsp garam masala
  • - 500ml (18floz) vegetable stock
  • - 60g (2oz) Benecol® Soft Cheese spread
  • - coriander sprigs to garnish
  • - bread to serve
Recipe: Spicy Butternut Soup

Method:

  • Heat the Benecol® Olive spread in a large sauce pan until sizzling. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softened. Add the garlic, butternut squash and garam masala and cook for a further 2-3 mins. Add the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 mins until the butternut is soft.
  • Transfer pan, stir in all but 2 tsp of the Benecol® Soft Cheese spread and heat very gently until hot. Serve the soup in warmed bowls garnished with a tsp each of the remaining soft cheese and a sprig of coriander.

Nutrition Information

Per serving (0g)

Suitable for vegetarians
 
Plant Stanol intake (g)
1.7
Energy (kJ/kcal)
978/234
Protein (g)
7.4
Carbohydrate (g)
30.6
of which sugars (g)
16.7*
Fat (g)
10.0
of which saturates (g)
2.5*
of which mono-unsaturates (g)
4.1*
of which poly-unsaturates (g)
1.6*
Salt (g)
1.8*
Fibre (g)
7.0*

* Indicates estimated value in nutritional table
+ Bread not included