Coconut and Butternut Pumpkin Soup with Ume Pumpkin Seeds for Everyday Ayurveda by Kate O'donnell
May 05, 2024
This past Summer my backyard turned into pumpkin patch, literally most of my it was covered with the most glorious pumpkin vine. The kids and I delighted in every flower turning into a little baby pumpkin and watching it grow. We have pumpkins to last us months and months! Check out some of my harvest here.
Of course I've been making lots of pumpkin soup!
Our family favourite is this on by Kate O'Donnell's fabulous cookbook, Everyday Ayurveda Cooking. When ever anyone asks me what book they should invest in to get started with simple ayurvedic cooking it's this one. Lot's of great family recipes that aren't all 'Indian' and that are tri-doshic - meaning that all ayurvedic constitutions, aka the whole, family can enjoy them. I particularly love that the book is in seasons, so you can go to the current season and choose your meals form there.
Directly from the book ⬇️
"Ayurveda uses harmonious food combinations to encourage a harmonious body and mind. Not only do coconut and this exceptionally sweet squash taste perfect together, they also have complementary qualities: dry squash meets oily coconut and cooling squash meets warming spices to create a balanced dish. When the bright orange skin of the buttercup squash shows up at the fall farmers' market, I am sure to make this soup within the week."
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My kids love this coconut and butternut pumpkin soup! I love having a pot bubbling away on the stove when they get home, soaking wet and muddy, after playing footy with their mates. They can slurp from a bowl or sip form a mug whilst watching their favourite movie. Pure cosiness and dopamine inducing in the right ways. As a Mum of two very busy and hungry boys this soup ticks all the boxes, warming, grounding filling and nourishing! (especially with cheese toastie to dunk) It's a family winner.
Tag me on instagram if you make it too! @edwina_peden
