Hearty High Fibre Soup for Bulimia Anorexia recovery

This soup is excellent in winter and keeps you going till your next meal. You can have it as a snack or as a starter. It's high in fiber, rich in taste and low in calories.

Cream of Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

1 large butternut squash 900 grams (skinned and deseeded)

4 TBSP olive oil or coconut oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1-2 red chillies (deseeded for less hot)

2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

1 carrot peeled and sliced

1 leek trimmed

1.7 litres/3 pints water

salt and freshly ground pepper

1 TBSP lemon juice

150ml single cream

1/4 tsp Cayenne powder

1 stock cube (optional)

28grams chopped coriander

Method:

roughly  cut the skinned and deseeded butternut squash into cubes. heat the oil in a deep sauce pan, add crushed garlic  and cook the butternut squash for 2-3 minutes.

Add the finely chopped onions, leeks, sliced carrots and cook until they have softened.  Cover the vegetables with water and add stock cube (optional) and bring to boil and simmer for 20minues on low heat till vegetables are tender. Add salt, black pepper and 1 TBSP lemon juice.

Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Liquidize in a food processor or a blender to form  a smooth puree and then pass through a sieve into a sauce pan. Adjust seasoning to the taste and add all but 2 TBSP of cream and enough water to obtain the correct consistency. Bring the soup to boil, add Cayenne pepper, chopped coriander and serve immediately swirled with cream.