I made this soup for the Purple family today and everyone agreed it was delicious (Super Kid virtually licked his bowl clean).
Ingredients:
Butternut squash.
2 red peppers.
1 onion.
1 small carton of cherry tomatoes.
2 cloves of garlic.
Ginger powder.
Mint.
Salt and pepper.
Splash of Balsamic vinegar.
tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Generous glug of double cream.
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I made this soup for the Purple family today and everyone agreed it was delicious (Super Kid virtually licked his bowl clean).
Ingredients:
Butternut squash.
2 red peppers.
1 onion.
1 small carton of cherry tomatoes.
2 cloves of garlic.
Ginger powder.
Mint.
Salt and pepper.
Splash of Balsamic vinegar.
tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Generous glug of double cream.
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