Miso & butternut soup

5-a-day butternut squash healthy soup light lunch miso soup

Ingredients

2 tsp rapeseed oil

1 large onion, chopped

400g butternut squash, skin-on, cut into chunks

2 garlic cloves, chopped

210g can butter beans, drained

2 tsp vegetable bouillon

80g shredded kale, finely chopped

2 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

2 tsp finely grated ginger

1 tbsp brown rice miso

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion for 5 mins to soften. Add the squash and garlic, and stir for a minute. Add the beans and bouillon along with a litre of water, then cover and simmer for 20 mins until the squash is tender.

Meanwhile, steam the kale for 10 mins, then toss together with the sesame oil, seeds and ginger.

Add the miso to the soup, then blitz until smooth using a hand blender. Pour into bowls and top with the sesame kale mix to serve.