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Thank you Donna Hay for creating this roasted pumpkin soup

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Thank you Donna Hay for creating this roasted pumpkin soup

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Pumpkin soup has got to be up there with some of the tastiest foods ever. Delicious, nutritious and a terrible pain to cook, because peeling a pumpkin can be a little offputting. In steps Donna Hay with the best and easiest pumpkin soup recipe ever. No peeling required and roasting the pumpkin brings out some awesome sweetness

Ingredients

  • 1 x 2kg whole butternut pumpkin
  • onion
  • olive oil for drizzling
  • sea salt
  • 3 1/2 (875ml) cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup (250ml) pouring cream
  • tabelspoon honey
  • sour cream to serve
Serves: 4 Preparation: 2 Cook Time: 60 Total Time: 75min

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C
  2. Cut the pumpkin in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds.
  3. Place the pumpkin, cut-side up, and onion on a baking tray.
  4. Drizzle with a little oil and sprinkle with salt.
  5. Bake for 55–60 minutes or until the pumpkin is just soft and starting to brown. Scoop the pumpkin out of the skin into a blender.
  6. Scoop the onion flesh away from its skin and add to the blender.
  7. Add 1 cup (250ml) of the chicken stock and blend until smooth.
  8. Pour the mixture into a saucepan, add remaining stock, cream and honey.
  9. Place over medium heat until soup is heated through.
  10. Serve with sour cream.

 

Source: Donna Hay
IMAGE CREDITS:
  • Donna Hay,

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