Ingredients

Method

• 500 g Woolworths prepared butternut
• 1 head garlic
• 2 T olive oil
• 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 cup cream
• 1 t maple syrup
• salt, to taste

Method

Ingredients

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the butternut onto a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap the garlic in foil and place on the tray. Roast for 25 minutes.

2. Squeeze the garlic from the skins into a blender and add the butternut and stock. Blend, then pour into a pan and stir in the cream and maple syrup. Season to taste.

Cook's note: Here is a list of butternut soup toppers
• Cooked sorghum
• A drizzle of cream or amasi
• Chunks of crisp garlic bread or croutons
• Slices of sausage or chorizo
• Roasted butternut slices and pumpkin seeds

Find more soup recipes here. 

Photograph: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Lerato Motau