Pumpkin soup

Name: Pumpkin soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 kg pumpkin or squash (try kabocha), peeled, deseeded and chopped into chunks; 700 milliliters vegetable stock or chicken stock; 150 milliliters double cream; 4 slices wholemeal seeded bread, crusts removed; 1 handful pumpkin seeds

The recipe Pumpkin soup can be made in around 45 minutes. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 347 calories, 8g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. It works well as a reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre. A mixture of double cream, onions, wholemeal bread, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Users who liked this recipe also liked Jamaican soup – beef and pumpkin flavor this soup. Be adventurous and try soup from the carribean, Roasted Garlic Sage Pesto Pumpkin Soup with Spicy Fried Pumpkin Seeds, and Pumpkin Soup with Pumpkin Seed-Mint Pesto.

Instructions

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then gently cook 2 finely chopped onions for 5 mins, until soft but not coloured.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Add 1kg pumpkin or squash, cut into chunks, to the pan, then carry on cooking for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally until it starts to soften and turn golden.

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Pumpkin

Squash

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Frying Pan

Pour 700ml vegetable or chicken stock into the pan and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins until the squash is very soft.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Vegetable

Squash

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Frying Pan

Pour 150ml double cream into the pan, bring back to the boil, then pure with a hand blender. For an extra-velvety consistency you can pour the soup through a fine sieve. The soup can now be frozen for up to 2 months.

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Double Cream

Soup

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Immersion Blender

Sieve

Frying Pan

To make the croutons: cut 4 slices wholemeal seeded bread into small squares.

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Croutons

Bread

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, then fry the bread until it starts to become crisp.

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Olive Oil

Bread

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Frying Pan

Add a handful of pumpkin seeds to the pan, then cook for a few mins more until they are toasted. These can be made a day ahead and stored in an airtight container.

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Pumpkin Seeds