Panasonic NN-CF778S Soups and Starters, Carrot & Orange Soup, Thai Butternut Squash Soup

Soups and Starters

Carrot & Orange Soup

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Ingredients

25g (1oz) butter

1 medium onion, coarsely chopped

700g (1½ lb) peeled carrots, sliced 700ml (1¼ pints) vegetable stock grated zest of ½ orange

90ml (6tbsp) orange juice 60ml (4tbsp) crème fraiche salt & black pepper

15ml (1tbsp) fresh chives, cut into pieces

Serves 4

Dish: 3 litre (6 pt) bowl

Place the butter and onion in a large bowl. Place on base of oven and cook on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 4 mins. or until soft. Add the carrots and cook on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 10 mins. and stir halfway. Add stock and orange zest and juice. Cover and cook on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 16-18 mins. or until the carrots are soft, stirring halfway. Cool. Place in liquidiser and puree until smooth. Stir in the crème fraiche and season to taste. Cover and cook on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 3 mins. or until piping hot. Garnish with fresh chives.

Thai Butternut Squash Soup

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Ingredients

1-3 green chillies

3” piece of root ginger peeled and finely chopped

2-3 lemongrass sticks – just the soft middle part finely chopped

1 small pack of fresh coriander stalks only –keep leaves for garnish 1 ½ tsp Chinese five spice

1tsp ground cumin 2tbsp olive oil

1 onion sliced

1 small pumpkin around 1.1 kg whole weight

1 pint/600ml vegetable stock

400g tin of low fat coconut milk

2 limes

salt and pepper

Serves 6

accessory: Glass tray on base

dish: 6pint Glass mixing bowl

Make the spicy paste by combining the first seven ingredients. Use a food processor or a pestle and mortar to do this. Add onion to the paste. Put in a large glass mixing bowl, cover with pierced cling film and cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 5 mins. Peel and chop butternut squash scraping out all seeds and stringy bits. Add butternut squash and hot stock to the mixing bowl. Cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 15-20mins or until butternut squash is soft, stirring once during cooking time. Add coconut milk, juice of limes, salt and pepper. Liquidise. Stir and serve with coriander leaves.

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