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My first attempt at soup in the Thermomix worked out so well, that I thought I’d make another one.  A lot of creamed soup recipes include flour, butter or cream to thicken them – but I think potato or sweet potato works well, while providing a bit more nutritional value.

Pumpkin Sweet Potato Soup ThermomixMakes 2L

Ingredients

1 large onion, peeled, quartered

1 clove garlic

20g light olive oil

1tbsp coriander powder

1tbsp cumin powder

600g pumpkin, cut in 3cm pieces

400g sweet potato, cut in 3cm pieces

1tbsp TMX vegetable stock concentrate

500g water

200g milk

Salt and pepper to season

Instructions

1. Add onion and garlic to Thermomix bowl and cut for 3 seconds/Speed 5

2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula, add oil and sauté for 3 minutes/100C/Speed 1 with the measuring cup (MC) off

3. Add cumin and coriander and sauté with MC off for 3 minutes/100C/Speed 1

4. Add sweet potato, pumpkin, stock, water and milk and cook for 25 minutes/100C/Speed 1 with MC on

5. Blend with MC on for 1 minute – slowly going from Speed 1 to Speed 8

Soup after cooking

Soup after cooking (before blending)