Are you looking for a winter warmer? Try this delectable soup with all the goodness of fresh vegetables, herbs and spices! One of the key ingredients, ginger, has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness and pain. Aromatic, pungent and spicy, ginger adds a special flavor and zest.

Ingredients

1kg pumpkin
2 onions
75g ginger
A few sprigs of fresh herbs such as chives or mint
Extra virgin olive oil
1L organic vegetable stock
125ml coconut milk, plus extra to serve
½ tsp chilli powder
1 lime

Method

Deseed and roughly chop the pumpkin, peel and chop the onions, then peel and finely grate the ginger. Pick and finely chop the herbs. Place the pumpkin, onions, ginger and some oil in a large saucepan and sauté until soft. Add the stock, coconut milk and chilli powder. Season, then bring to the boil and simmer for 40 minutes. Blitz in a food processor then serve with the fresh herbs, lime juice and a splash of coconut milk.

Recipe source: Jamie Oliver