Spicy lamb and pumpkin soup

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

This nourishing soup is a quick and healthy dinner for two. If you like, you can adjust the level of spice to suit your taste.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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2 cups 2cm-cubed pumpkin
1 tablespoon miso
1 teaspoon chilli paste (we used Korean gochujang, see tips)
1 cup chopped broccoli florets
2 cups roughly chopped gai lan, spinach or silver beet leaves
200g lamb leg steaks, cooked medium rare, cooled and sliced (or use extra steak you cooked when making Bibimbap)
sliced red chilli, to garnish
fresh coriandercilantroX, to garnish
2 wholemeal pita breads

Instructions

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Steam or microwave pumpkin until just tender. Set aside and keep warm.
In a large pot, combine miso paste, 2 cups water and chilli paste. Set over a medium heat and bring to a simmer. Add broccoli and gai lan and simmer for 2-4 minutes, until greens are tender. Add lamb and cook for 1-2 minutes, until warmed through.
Divide pumpkin between 2 bowls. Pour over soup and garnish with chilli and coriander. Serve with toasted pita bread.

Variations

Make it low FODMAP: Use buttercup pumpkin and a chilli paste without onion or garlic. Use gluten-free bread instead of pita.

If you like it extra spicy, use more chilli paste or Korean gochujang, which you can find at Asian grocery stores. You can also add some of the kimchi ketchup from the bibimbap recipe.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 309 cal

Kilojoules 1300 kJ

Protein 29 g

Total fat 6 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 30 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 620 mg

Calcium 90 mg

Iron 3.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.