Callaloo soup – green coconut soup

Ingredients

• 400 g spinach
• 250 g diced pumpkin
• 150 g sliced okra
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• 3 chopped spring onions
• 4 dl coconut milk
• 6 dl vegetable stock
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ chilli, to taste
• salt and pepper

Method

1. 1Soften onion, garlic and spring onions in oil for 5 minutes.
2. 2Add pumpkin, okra, coconut milk, stock, thyme and finely chopped chilli. Simmer for 20 minutes until pumpkin is tender.
3. 3Fold in spinach and cook for 5 minutes. Roughly blend soup with a stick blender and season with salt and pepper.
4. 4Serve hot, with bread if desired.