Recipes

Calorie-counted recipes for your fasting days.

Butternut Squash & Split Pea Soup

400 Calories

per portion - serves 2

45 minutes +Dairy-free Egg-free Fast Day Gluten-free Main meal Nut-free Soup Squash Vegan Vegetarian

This soup works out at about 450 calories if you split it between two, and it’s a hearty bowlful.

Ingredients

300g (11oz) butternut squash flesh
1tsp olive oil
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
230g (8oz, 1 cup) yellow split peas (dry weight)
1 litre (1_ pints) vegetable stock
4tsp Hungarian paprika
black pepper to taste

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Recipes

Calorie-counted recipes for your fasting days.

Butternut Squash & Split Pea Soup

400 Calories

Ingredients

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