Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Soup with Yoghurt Drizzle
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/4 cup water
- 250 g sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 250 g pumpkin, peeled and chopped
- 2 low salt vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 3 cups boiling water
- 2 cups Australian skim milk
- 250 g Australian reduced fat natural yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon coriander, finely chopped
Method
- Sauté onion, garlic and ginger in a non-stick saucepan with water until tender. Add sweet potato, pumpkin and stock, and simmer uncovered for 15–20 minutes or until tender.
- Purée mixture until smooth and return to a clean saucepan. Stir in milk and reheat gently without boiling.
- Combine yoghurt and coriander. Ladle soup into serving bowls and top with a swirl of coriander yoghurt.
Nutritional content
Nutritional analysis per serve:
| Energy | 672 kJ 160 cal |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Total fat | 1.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Total sugars | 18 g |
| Sodium | 110 mg |
| Calcium | 300 mg |
| Fibre | 2 g |
| Iron | 1 mg |
| GI | Low |
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