Still using up Oscar’s pumpkin I decided to make pumpkin soup and found and modified a recipe from Kidspot for pumpkin and lentil soup. Knowing that there was zero chance that Oscar would try it I also pulled out a recipe that had been in my “Recipes to try one day” folder for more than a year – Vegetable Garden Bread from Cooks.com. I had put off trying it because I don’t think I have made bread since Home Economics in high school, but after the success of the Hot Cross BunsI thought I’d give it a go. The soup has a really lovely flavour (and as predicted Oscar pushed it away), but the stand out performer was the bread rolls – so yummy that Oscar ate 2 of them and didn’t even comment on the green or orange bits. The only downside is that bread is quite a time consuming process – 2 1/2 hours from start to finish, although a lot of that is rising time. So I think it will be a repeat performer but maybe not every week.
Pumpkin and Lentil Soup (Slow Cooker)
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| Serves | 6 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 6 hours, 30 minutes |
| Total time | 6 hours, 50 minutes |
| Allergy / Intolerance | Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Glutamates, Preservatives |
| Suitable for | RPAH Elimination Diet - Moderate Chemical, Salicylate Challenge |
| Meal type | Soup |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot, Slow Cooker |
Easy, healthy slow cooker pumpkin and lentil soup.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Sunflower oil
- 1 Medium Leek (sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (sliced)
- 2 stalks Celery (sliced)
- 1 Small Bunch parsely (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1.2kg Butter nut or squash pumpkin (peeled and diced)
- 3/4 cups Dried lentils (rinsed and drained)
- 4 cups Boiling water
- 1/4 cup Buttermilk
Directions
| 1. | Heat a large frying pan with the oil then add the leek and garlic. Cook for about 2 minutes, or until soft, then add the salt and pumpkin and stir until the pieces are coated. |
| 2. | Transfer the pumpkin mixture to the slow cooker then add the water, celery, lentils and parsley. |
| 3. | Cook on Low for about 6 hours. |
| 4. | Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. |
| 5. | Return to the slow cooker and stir in the butter milk. Reheat and serve. |
Note
Moderate Salicylates, Low Glutamates, Low Amines
Variations:
- Use sour cream instead of butter milk.
- Swap some of the pumpkin for sweet potato, swede and/or parsnip for a different flavour.
Vegetable Garden Bread Rolls
| Serves | 8 |
| Prep time | 2 hours, 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 2 hours, 30 minutes |
| Allergy / Intolerance | Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates |
| Suitable for | RPAH Elimination Diet - Moderate Chemical, Salicylate Challenge |
| Meal type | Bread |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
Healthy home made bread rolls filled with vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cups cabbage (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 1/4 cup celery (chopped)
- 2 teaspoons Lowan's Dried Instant Yeast
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups plain white flour (sifted)
- 3/4 cups plain wholemeal flour (sifted with the husks added back in)
Directions
| 1. | Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and set aside until frothy. |
| 2. | Meanwhile, in a food processor, finely chop the cabbage, carrot, celery and parsley. |
| 3. | Transfer to a large bowl and add the rice malt syrup, oil, egg and salt. Stir in the yeast, then add the flour. |
| 4. | Knead the dough on a floured board for 10 minutes then place into a large bowl, cover and allow to rise for 1 hour in a warm place. Punch down and divide the dough into 2 balls. Rest, covered for 10 minutes. |
| 5. | Preheat the oven to 190 C. |
| 6. | Shape the dough into 8 rounds and place onto a greased baking sheet. Cover and allow to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place. |
| 7. | Bake for 20 minutes. The bread is cooked when it sounds hollow when tapped. Allow to cool on a wire rack. |
Note
Moderate Salicylates, Low Glutamates, Low Amines
