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Pumpkin Soup

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Light
Cuisine Light
Servings 6 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups roasted pumpkin puree you can substitute for butternut squash
  • 500 ml chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • salt to taste
  • Garnish
  • ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Split pumpkin or squash in half, remove seeds
  • On a baking sheet place squash facing down and bake at 375F (180C) until soft (about 35 minutes), you can speed the process using a microwave (about 7 minutes).
  • On a large sauce pan drizzle olive oil over medium low heat, add onions and stir fry until wilted.
  • Add Squash puree.
  • Add chicken or vegetable stock, simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Cream mixture using a handheld blender or transfer it to a standard blender.
  • Back in the pan add curry powder and season with salt. If you like spicy feel free to add more curry powder, the more the better.
  • Cover pan and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Serve it with a spoon of sour cream in the center of soup, drizzle olive oil and garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes

On a hurry you can use canned pumpkin purée instead of roasting it. This also works great with butternut squash or sweet potato.