Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Festive Tahini

Ingredients

• 1 small butternut squash
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red pepper
• Knob of unsalted butter
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 800ml Vegetable stock
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme (plus more for garnish if using*)
• Salt and freshly, ground black pepper
• 100ml tahini
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried garlic powder (optional)
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 70ml water