Butternut soup shots with crispy pancetta soldiers

Low-calorie Christmas recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has pancetta, white bread, olive oil, soup and chive.

Butternut soup shots with crispy pancetta soldiers

Butternut soup shots with crispy pancetta soldiers

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Low-calorie Christmas
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

5 mins

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil: splash olive oil
  • White Bread: 2cm-thick slice white bread, cut into 8 chunky soldiers
  • Chive: drizzle cream and a few snipped chives, to serve
  • Pancetta: 8 slices pancetta
  • Soup: 850ml-1 litre butternut squash & sage soup soup (see 'goes well with')

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Wrap a pancetta slice around each soldier. Toss with a little olive oil and bake for 5-8 mins until crisp, turning halfway through cooking.
  2. Reheat the soup, then divide evenly between 8 espresso cups or large shot glasses. Serve drizzled with cream and sprinkled with chives, with a crispy pancetta soldier for dipping.