Curried Pumpkin & White Bean Stew – Squelo

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 cayenne pepper including seeds (or other hot pepper of your choice), minced (optional)
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 - 2 tablespoons of your favourite curry powder (I like Cha’s Organics Curry Masala)
• 6 cups of pumpkin, cubed
• 540ml (19 oz) can of white beans of your choice (I used white kidney), drained and rinsed
• 2 cups of vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 400 ml (14 oz) coconut milk (full fat or lite both work)
• 3 - 4 tightly packed cups of chopped fresh spinach