"orange" Soup

I decided to make my own version of the orange coloured soup using an amalgamation of recipes. It is nice and sweet and yummy. And EASY! Eat as an appetizer or make a meal out of it by adding about 0.5 cup of red lentils (cook them first before you cook the vegetables) and serve with warm bread or buns.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 1  butternut squash
• 1  sweet potato (or two small ones)
• 2  carrots
• 3  tablespoons plain yogurt
• 500  ml chicken broth
• 1  mandarin orange
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons thyme (about 3 fresh sprigs)
• 1  pinch cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1  teaspoon honey
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Peel and cube the squash and sweet potato. Chop the carrots. Put in a pot and add water to just cover the vegetables. Boil until vegetables are soft, then mash with a fork (do not drain the water).
2. Add the yogurt and the broth. Squeeze the juice out of the mandarin and add. Stir well so that the solids mix with the liquids.
3. Add spices, honey, salt and pepper.
4. You're done! (Easy, right?).