Green witch's soup with broccoli, peas and a yoghurt spider web

Green witch's soup made with broccoli, peas, spinach and potatoes, with a yoghurt spider web and toasted pumpkin seeds. A family-friendly Halloween lunch in 40 minutes.

At a glance

• Serves 4
• Prep time: 15 min
• Cooking time: 25 min
• Total time: 40 min
• Calories: 228 kcal per serving
• Protein: 12 g
• Fat: 8 g
• Carbs: 22 g

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 200g potatoes
• 500g broccoli
• 800ml vegetable stock
• 200g peas
• 100g baby spinach
• 100g yoghurt
• 30g pumpkin seeds
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of pepper

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · saucepan · stick blender · chopping board · knife · wooden spoon · ladle

1. Dice the onion and garlic and cook them gently in the olive oil in a large pan for 3 minutes until soft and translucent.
2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Divide the broccoli into florets, peel the stalk and dice it too.
3. Add the potatoes, broccoli and vegetable stock and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Add the peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the spinach until it wilts, then blend the soup until smooth. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
5. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan for 3 minutes.
6. Ladle the soup into bowls, pipe the yoghurt on top in circles and drag a knife from the centre outwards to make a spider web. Scatter over the pumpkin seeds.

Good to know

A green soup of broccoli, peas and spinach bubbles away in the witch's cauldron. A yoghurt spider web turns it into a Halloween meal that even veg dodgers will try. It's ready in 40 minutes.

Swaps

Yoghurt → coconut yoghurt (vegan). Potatoes → courgette (fewer carbs). Peas → edamame. Pumpkin seeds → sunflower seeds.

Cooking tips

Blend the soup straight after adding the spinach and it stays bright green. For a fine web, put the yoghurt in a freezer bag and snip off a small corner.

Storage

Without the yoghurt, keeps for 3 days in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.

Allergens

Contains milk; gluten-free, no egg or nuts. Vegetable stock may contain celery. Suitable for children and in pregnancy.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze green witch's soup?

Without the yoghurt, keeps for 3 days in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.

How long does green witch's soup keep in the fridge?

Without the yoghurt, keeps for 3 days in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.