Thai Inspired Pumpkin Peanut Soup

Submitted by: DIVALINDA

Rich velvet-y soup chock full of vitamins from the pumpkin, with the surprising touch of peanuts, ginger and a kick of red pepper

25 Minutes to Prepare and Cook

Ingredients

Directions

Sweat down onions, celery and scallions in a small amount of olive oil
Add 3 cups of vegetable stock, bring to a boil
Add 1 can of pumpkin (plain pumpkin, not pie-seasoned pumpkin)

Stir well to incorporate the pumpkin
Process the pumpkin-vegetable soup in a blender to a smooth consistency
Return the soup to the stove
Stir in 4 Tbsp of flavored peanut butter.

If you can't find the flavored peanut butter, you can add plain chunky peanut butter. I prefer natural with no added sugars. Add some grated ginger and red pepper and roasted garlic to spice up the soup to your taste. I like a subtle tingle, you may want it to be a bit more assertive.

I plan to serve this with toasted slices of polenta on top, sprinkled with smoky paprika.
Stir in fat-free sour cream or greek yogurt before serving to make it extra-rich, and compliment the spicy soup.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIVALINDA.

Number of Servings: 4

Member Ratings For This Recipe

	Thanks for the inspiration! I didn't have most of the ingredients, so I went way off recipe. Absolutely delicious served with rice. I used: pumpkin pie filling lime-to counteract sweetness carrots crunchy peanut butter thai seasoning ginger curry pepper flakes garlic onion water	Submitted by: BERISHNIKOFF (1/26/10)
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Incredible!	I love soup, I love pumpking soup, and this one was fantastic. I couldn't find te Thai PB, so I used regular,some chopped peanuts & some ground ginger. I left out the "kick", since I shared the soup with family. Great recipe-I'm using it for Thanklsgiving!	Submitted by: 3PUPPYMOM (11/7/07)
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Good	Pretty good. I happened to have a can of pumpkin sitting around and wanted to use it. Did add lime juice & doubled the seasoning & a wee bit of salt to bring out the flavors.	Submitted by: OFELIA_ALEX (1/2/10)
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Very Good	Yummy! Added the ginger and some sriracha sauce at the end, plus a sprinkle of crushed peanuts on the top. Easily, delicious and very filling. Thanks for sharing!	Submitted by: GIRANIMAL (11/4/09)
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Incredible!	this sounds to die for im going to make it tommorow night!!!	Submitted by: JUICYSWEETS (10/31/09)
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Very Good	Very yummy. I used a few fresh hot peppers from my garden-finely minced. Spicy! Great recipe!	Submitted by: KARATEFLYGIRL (11/15/08)
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Incredible!	This was good! I left it a little chunky to suit my tastes.	Submitted by: LOREN009 (10/5/08)
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Very Good	I made this and was a little disappointed in the flavor, I added different spices to kick up the flavor more, but still was rather bland	Submitted by: VIKIMORAN (2/1/08)
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Incredible!	This is delicious! Couldn't find the Thai peanut butter, so I left it out using regular crunchy peanut butter and added hot pepper flakes to the individual bowls. It allowed me to leave it out altogether for the kids. It is such a tasty, flavorful soup. Thanks for a great recipe!	Submitted by: GOTTAGETMOVING (1/2/08)
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Incredible!	I really enjoyed this soup, the peanut flavor especially. I didn't follow the recipe to the "T" but it was a great place to start! I took it to a potluck and everyone raved about it.	Submitted by: GUATEARCHER (11/10/07)
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