Squash & nigella seed soup

Healthy soup recipe for 4 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, nigella seed, chilli powder, squash, potato, vegetable stock and flat-leaf parsley.

Squash & nigella seed soup

Squash & nigella seed soup

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy soup
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Chilli Powder: pinch chilli powder
  • Flat Leaf Parsley: small bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 onion
  • Vegetable Stock: 850ml low-sodium vegetable stock
  • Potato: 1 potato, cubed
  • Nigella Seed: 2 tsp nigella seeds
  • Squash: 800g squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion, then fry until lightly coloured. Add the nigella seeds and chilli, then fry for 1 min. Tip in the squash, potato and stock, then bring to the boil. Stir well, cover, then simmer for 20 mins, or until the vegetables are tender.
  2. Puree the soup in batches, adding a handful of parsley with each batch. Return the soup to the pan, then reheat. The soup can be frozen for up to 1 month.