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Butternut squash soup recipe

'Nasty Nick' Bateman aimed to impress with this amuse bouche on Come Dine With Me Celebrity Pantomime Special

Serves 5

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 butternut squash, peeled deseeded and diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • Splash of cream


For the croutons

  • Oil, for frying
  • 2 slices bread

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the butternut squash, onion and potatoes until soft. Add the stock and simmer until tender.

  2. Blend the soup until smooth then sieve and stir in the cream.

  3. For the croutons, fry the bread until golden then cut into cubes.

  4. Divide the soup between serving bowls and drop the croutons on top.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold.

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