Go Back Email Link
Print Recipe

Healing Pumpkin Soup

A warming soup made with pumpkin, rice, and vegetables

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion finely chopped or ½ cup spring onion
  • 2 cups chopped pumpkin if in season
  • 2 cups chopped breadfruit if in season
  • 2 cups mixed vegetables fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 litres water
  • 1 cup rice uncooked
  • 1 tbsp chicken seasoning or vegetable stock powder
  • 1 Reef fish optional

How to make it
 

  1. Sauté the onion:
    – in a large pot, heat coconut oil
    – add the onion and cook for 2 minutes until soft.
  2. Add the vegetables
    – add pumpkin, breadfruit, and mixed vegetables, stir gently.
  3. Pour in the water
    – add 2 litres of water and bring to a gentle boil.
  4. Add the rice and seasoning
    – stir in the rice and chicken seasoning
    – stir in the rice and chicken seasoning
  5. Add the fish (optional)
    – if using reef fish, add it in the last 10 minutes of cooking and simmer until cooked through.
  6. Taste and enjoy
    – taste and adjust seasoning if needed
    – serve warm in bowls

Tip…

This simple soup is perfect when you need something comforting and full of nutrients. You can use whatever vegetables are available, and add fish for extra protein.