Pumpkin Soup Recipe 445 Food

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and cook until tender about 5 minutes. Stir in thyme, stewed tomatoes, and pumpkin puree and bring to a simmer. Stir in warmed stock and return to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Puree soup in 3 batches in a blender. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir in cream and return to simmer. Serve with sliced scallions.

" THE BOMB" PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large, leavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots and next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
• Transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot.
• Add stock and all remaining ingredients. Boil soup over medium-high head to blend flavours, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Bring soup to simmer.
• Divide among serving bowls, and sprinkle with roasted Pumpkin seeds that have been hulled or roasted peanuts.
• This is so very yummy!