Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup

23 December 2020

Serves

4 portions

Prep time

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Ingredients

500g pumpkin
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove
2 orange peels
10g ginger
Fresh thyme
Water
80g butter
Salt
Pepper
100g whipping cream
Chives
4 bread slices (for toast)
Olive oil
Lime zest

Method

1. Cut the pumpkin into small slices

2. Add slices in a pan with olive oil and sauté well.

3. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and caramelize them along with the pumpkin.

4. Add water up to ¾ of the pan and throw in orange peel and thyme.

5. Let boil on low for 15-20 minutes and then add soup to a blender to purée it.

For the croutons

1. Cut bread into small cubes. Place cubes on an oven tray, drizzle with olive oil, add salt and pepper and cook at 175C for 8-10 minutes.

2. Garnish your soup with whipping cream, lime zest and finely chopped chives.

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