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Baobab Butternut Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1⁄2 peeled butternut
  • 100mll vegetable broth (or water)
  • 4 large shiitake mushrooms, sliced & without stems
  • 1 green chilli, sliced without seeds
  • 2 small red onions, peeled and grated
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and grated
  • 5 cm ginger, peeled and grated
  • A handful of Goji berries
  • 1-2 tablespoons Coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Baobab powder
  • Cold pressed sesame oil for decoration
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation:

  1. Cut the butternut into cubes.
  2. Heat the coconut oil in a large pot.
  3. Let the ginger, onion, garlic and chilli simmer in the oil until the onions are tender.
  4. Add the pumpkin puree and shiitake mushrooms.
  5. Stir and then add the goji berries.
  6. Pour in 75ml of vegetable broth, bring it to boil and turn down to medium heat for 10 minutes.
  7. Put it all in a heat-resistant blender and blend until smooth.
  8. If the soup is too thick, add more broth until it has the desired consistency.
  9. Add the Baobab powder and blend.
  10. Pour it into a deep dish and serve with extra goji berries, chilli and some drops of sesame oil.
  11. Enjoy!