Pumpkin soup

This pumpkin soup is delicious, very creamy and easy to prepare. It can be served before any dish or accompanied with toasts.

Pumpkin soup on a tureen

Pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup on a tureen

This pumpkin soup is delicious, very creamy and easy to prepare. It can be served before any dish or accompanied with toasts.

4.00 from 3 reviews


    Category:Recipes, Soups
    Cuisine:
    Difficulty:
    Servings: 5
    Prep Time:10 m
    Cook Time:40 m
    Total Time:50 m

    Ingredients

    • 2 liters (8 cups) water
    • 2 pumpkin slices (about 300 grams (10 1/2 ounces))
    • 1 carrot
    • 2 medium onions
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 turnip
    • 1 leek
    • 1 medium potato
    • Salt (to taste)

    Directions

    1. Peel and wash one pumpkin slice, onions, carrot, the potato, turnip and the leek. In a large saucepan with 2 liters (8 cups) water put the pumpkin slice, potato, leek, turnip, carrot and the onions, everything cut into pieces. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook about 20 minutes.
    2. Then, remove briefly the saucepan from heat and use a hand blender to blend the soup until creamy. Season with some salt and olive oil, stir and place the saucepan back on the stove over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and add the remaining peeled pumpkin slice cut into small pieces. Simmer for approximately 5 minutes.
    3. Turn off the heat and serve the soup with toasts.
    Pumpkin soup
    Nutrition facts
    Serves 5
    Per Serving:
    % DAILY VALUE
    Calories 165
    Total Fat 8.5 g(13%)
    Saturated Fat 1.5 g(7%)
    Cholesterol 0 mg(0%)
    Sodium 79 mg(3%)
    Total Carbohydrate 21.5 g(7%)
    Protein 2.5 g
     

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