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Pumpkin Soup.

Because health comes first! •Info:

Preparation Time 15 MINUTES

Cooking Time 40 MINUTES

Difficulty VERY EASY

Servings 6 •Ingredients:

2 Medium (approx 1.5kg or 12 cups)PUMPKIN (OR BUTTERNUT SQUASH) peeled and chopped into cubes

2 Medium ONIONS

3 1/2 Cups MILK

1/2 Cup SINGLE CREAM

NUTMEG freshly grated to taste

SALT AND PEPPER

Peel, halve and slice the onions.

Remove the rind of the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds* and pith from the centre. Then chop the pumpkin roughly into pieces about 2 or 2.5 inches square (matchbox size). This is the most labour intensive part of the recipe.

Put the pumpkin pieces, sliced onion and 6 cups of salted water into a large pot. Bring it to the boil and allow it to boil for 20 minutes. The pumpkin should be soft at the end of this time.

Drain the water off into a bowl and keep it to thin the soup later if you need to do so.

You now need to blend the pumpkin and onion. You can do this in a blender and transfer the mixture back to the pot but I find it easiest (and less messy) to use a handheld blitzer and do it in the pot.

Add the milk and cream to the blended pumpkin, together with some salt and pepper and some finely grated fresh nutmeg to taste. If you prefer a thinner soup, add some of the reserved water. Cook this gently for 10 minutes at a low heat.

You can add croutons, a dash of cream, parsley, more sprinkles of nutmeg or just pepper as it goes to the table.

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1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 medium frozen banana
1/2 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 scoop vanilla whey protein
3-5 ice cubes

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

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