
Warming Beetroot & Masala Soup
PREP TIME: 10mins
COOKING TIME: 30mins
Beetroot is a bit of a super food full of vitamins and minerals including Riboflavin which helps with the absorption of vitamin C. This is a quick and simple soup and the warming spice of garam masala and coconut milk feels like a warm hug.
Serving Suggestion:
You can add some toasted coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds on top. Sprinkle some chia seeds and drizzle some coconut milk before serving.
What you'll need:
Hand Blender
Ingredients:
- 500g beetroot
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tspn finely grated ginger
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 200ml coconut milk
- 1 tbsp olive or coconut oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Method:
- Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Set a large roasting tin on the top shelf to heat up.
- Peel the beetroot. Cut into 3cm chunks. Tumble into the warmed tray with 1 tbsp oil. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 mins.
- While the beetroot cooks, halve, peel and chop the onion. Add to the beetroot with the garlic. Roast for another 10 mins.
- Put the beetroot & onion to a blender with the stock cube, 1 tbsp garam masala, ginger, the coconut milk and 500ml warm water. Blitz till smooth. Or add everything to a bowl and blitz with a hand-held blender until smooth. Season to perfection.
- Pour into a pan and heat through. Serve in warm bowls.