Roasted Kūmara & Pumpkin Soup

Roasted Kūmara & Pumpkin Soup
Serves: 6 to 8
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
6 orange kūmara, washed & chopped
½ pumpkin, peeled & chopped
2 onions, peeled and quartered
1/2 red chilli, finely diced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 cups vegetable stock
165ml lite coconut milk (small tin)
1 teaspoon olive oil
To Serve
Fresh coriander, chopped
Black pepper
Method
Heat the oven to 180°C
In a large bowl, mix the kūmara, pumpkin, chilli, onions, garlic and ginger with the olive oil. Spread the vegetables onto a roasting dish and cook in the oven for around 20 minutes, until tender. Allow to cool
Once cooled blend in batches with vegetable stock and coconut milk. Reheat in a saucepan
Season with freshly ground black pepper, and garnish with a sprinkle of coriander