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Published: 1st September 2008

Chilli roasted butternut squash soup with prawns

Butternut squash – perfect for a quick and warming soup

Clare Latimer starts the new year in healthy style

THIS is a strange time of year. Many of us will have had a happy, family time and many will have been quite alone and be very glad to get back to a regular life pattern, with local shops opening again at normal times and routine safely back in our lives.
Some will have over-indulged and some not eaten enough, and therefore this week I am going to do some quick and easy recipes that steer well away from the party feel.
Still, our spirits should be up as it is a new year and a new start and we all hope that good health and happiness will come our way.

Chilli roasted butternut squash soup with prawns

This is a lovely warming soup and very easy to make. Serve with a saad and chunks of a good granary bread that has been warmed in the oven and you have a great easy supper dish. Just bring out the cheese and fruit afterwards.
It freezes well so you could make a double dose and freeze half but leave out the prawns, as they are not good frozen twice.

Ingredients
Serves 4
2 whole butternut squash, peeled and sliced into large chunks
Chilli oil for roasting
1½ litres chicken stock (freshly made if possible) or a veggie alternative
1 large tin coconut milk
1 small tin of coconut cream
1 packet small prawns
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tabasco.

Method
Preheat the oven 200C/400F/gas 6.
Put the cut up squash and chilli oil into a roasting tin and cook for about 45mins (until it starts to caramelise). Leave to cool slightly and then blend until smooth adding the chicken stock gradually until all is used up and you have a smooth soup.
Add the coconut milk and cream and then season with the salt and pepper. Heat to simmering point and then finally add the prawns and serve immediately with the crusty bread.

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