Thai Butternut Squash Soup Recipe – byRuby

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 3 lemon grass stalks, roughly chopped
• 2cm (¾-inch) piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 red chillies (or less, depending on how hot you like it), roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2kg (4lb 8oz) butternut squash, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 × 400ml (14fl oz) cans coconut milk
• 250ml (9fl oz) water
• grated zest and juice of 1 lime
• salt and pepper
• handful of fresh coriander leaves
• red chilli slices