Comforting and Nourishing Soup
Directions
- 1Set the oven to 190C.
- 2Place butternut squash, onion and garlic into a roasting tin and season with thyme, chilli powder, salt, pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
- 3Mix everything together and place in the middle (not top) of the oven until golden (approx 18 mins).
- 4Place a dutch oven/ deep saucepan on a medium heat and drizzle the base with olive oil.
- 5Add the sliced garlic followed by salt, rosemary, thyme, sage leaves and parmesan rind.
- 6Let this all infuse for a couple of minutes but don’t let the garlic burn.
- 7Pour in the stock, add the lemon zest, lemon juice, sherry vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
- 8Return the lid and let this simmer gently for a couple of minutes.
- 9Add the pasta.
- 10When the pasta is al dente add the cavolo nero and let this cook for a couple of minutes.
- 11Remove from the heat and add the roasted veggies to the soup.
- 12Squeeze in the roasted garlic.
- 13Season again at this point and you can add more lemon juice if needed.
- 14Stir in the cream and parmesan.
- 15Serve instantly in bowls with a grating of parmesan, some black pepper and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Ingredients
- 3 onions, peeled, halved and sliced into thirds
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and sliced into cubes
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 sprigs sage
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 parmesan rind
- 1.4 L vegetable or chicken stock
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 lemon zest
- 0.5 lemon lemon juice
- 200 g short pasta
- 6 leaves cavolo nero, stems removed and sliced
- 100 ml double cream
- 0.33 cup parmesan
- Salt
- Pepper
- olive oil
- parmesan
- black pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
Equipment
ovenroasting tindutch oven/deep saucepan
Tips
- Don’t let the garlic burn when infusing.
- You can remove the sprig of thyme and rosemary after adding pasta, but keep the sage leaves.
- Squeeze in the roasted garlic.
- Season again after adding roasted veggies and add more lemon juice if needed.
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