Pumpkin Soup With Apple Walnut Topping Food

PUMPKIN SOUP WITH APPLE - WALNUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the pumpkin, onion and garlic. Cook until lightly browned, 5-6 minutes. Add the broth, 1 tablespoons maple syrup, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until the pumpkin is very tender, about 15 minutes.
• TOPPING: Meanwhile to make the topping, in a bowl, combine apple, chives, walnuts, lemon juice and 1 tablespoons maple syrup. Set aside.
• Purée the pumpkin mixture using a blender until smooth. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls, and add topping. Drizzle each bowl with remaining maple syrup before serving.

APPLE PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan saute apples and onion in butter for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually whisk in broth. Stir in pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Cool slightly.
• In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Pour into a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, transfer soup to a saucepan; cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes.
• Stir in apple juice, cream, salt and pepper; heat through.

PUMPKIN APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot cook the bacon until crisp. Add butter, apples, carrots, celery, onion and garlic cook until soft in the bacon grease.
• Add the wine, cider and stock. add pumpkin puree and herbs; simmer for one hour.
• Puree the soup in a blender or use your immersion blender, add cream. Finish with salt and pepper if needed.