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Creamy PumpkinĀ Soup

October 28, 2016
5
2 Ratings
Photo by VibrantPlate
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

Nothing says Autumn more than a bowl of steamy & delicious pumpkin soup. Made from Red Kuri squash in just 15 minutes! —VibrantPlate

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 800 grams Red kuri (Hokkaido) pumpkin
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 0,5 liters vegetable stock
  • salt, black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pumpkin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon chopped chives & parsley to top
  • 4 teaspoons pumpkin seed oil
  • 4 teaspoons sour cream
  • 4 teaspoons bread crutons
Directions
  1. Wash and dry your pumpkin. Cut in half, remove seeds, remove peel and cut into smaller pieces. The smaller the pieces, the sooner it will cook. Peel onion and garlic and slice both.
  2. Pour 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pot and heat on medium. Add onion slices and saute until tender and translucent. Then, add garlic, and pumpkin pieces. Give it a good stir for about a minute and let it sautee, giving it a stir every once in a while. When it starts to stick to the bottom, pour in a bit of stock, stir and let it cook with lid on top for another minute.
  3. Pour in the rest of the stock. If the pumpkin is not fully covered in liquid, add more water. Salt & pepper to taste and bring to a boil. Let it cook on medium or low (simmering), until the pumpkin becomes soft.
  4. Remove from heat and blend with a stick blender until smooth. If your soup is too thick, reduce with more water.
  5. Serve in bowls while hot. Dust lightly with nutmeg, a pinch of chopped fresh herbs, add a teaspoon of sour cream, drizzle with pumpkin seed oil and sprinkle chopped pumpkin seed on top.

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1 Review

Austin B. October 10, 2019
What would be the best substitute for the squash?