RECIPE INSPIRATION
Spin a spooky celebration with our great Halloween recipes, perfect for entertaining this month
SWEET POTATO, ORANGE AND GINGER SOUP
A crème fraîche spider web adds a striking yet easy-to-achieve effect to this autumnal soup. Serve to your guests to warm them up on a cold and frosty evening.
SERVES 4 VGF
HANDS-ON TIME 25 mins
TOTAL TIME 50 mins
◆ 800g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3-4cm chunks
◆ 3 tbsp olive oil
◆ 1 onion, chopped
◆ 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
◆ 25g root ginger, finely chopped
◆ 2 tsp ground turmeric
◆ 1.2ltr vegetable stock* (made using 2 stock cubes or pots)
◆ 4 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice (about 1 orange)
◆ about 50g lighter crème fraîche, to decorate
1 Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7. Toss the sweet potato chunks with 2 tablespoons of oil and seasoning then spread out on a shallow oven tray and roast for 25-30 minutes until tender and slightly caramelised.
2 Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion, with a pinch of salt, for 10 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic, ginger and ground turmeric and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring up to a simmer.
3 Add the roasted sweet potatoes to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
4 Add the orange juice then blitz with a stick blender or in a liquidiser until smooth. Season to taste and reheat until hot.
5 Meanwhile, spoon the crème fraîche into a piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle, or use a disposable piping bag and snip a little off the end. Ladle the soup into bowls, pipe concentric circles with the crème fraîche. Use a cocktail stick to drag lines out from the centre to the edge to create a spider web effect. *Use gluten-free stock, if required.
NUTRITIONAL INFO
296cals; 12g fat (2g sat fat); 4g protein; 7g fibre; 41g carbs; 14g total sugars; 2.3g salt
COBWEB PANCAKES
Pipe a cinnamon-spiced batter into cobwebs for a creepy breakfast or brunch, complete with blackberry creepy-crawlies. They’ll go down a treat with children and adults alike.
SERVES 4 V
HANDS-ON TIME 25 mins
TOTAL TIME 45 mins
◆ 200g plain flour
◆ 1 tsp ground cinnamon
◆ 1 tbsp caster sugar
◆ ½ tsp fine sea salt
◆ 1 medium egg, beaten
◆ 200ml whole milk
◆ 1
