Pumpkin Soup with lots of fruit and vegetables

Name: Pumpkin Soup with lots of fruit and vegetables Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 onion; diced 2 carrots; peeled and diced 1 apple; peeled and diced 2 cups fresh pumpkin (roasted and diced see note below); 1 tablespoon sage leaf; 3 cups chicken stock; 1 cup cream; salt & freshly ground black pepper

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, diced 2 carrots,peeled and diced 1 apple,peeled and diced 2 cups fresh pumpkin (roasted and diced, see note below) 1 tablespoon sage leaf 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup cream salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a stockpot over medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, carrot, apple, roasted pumpkin, and sage until all are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. 2 Puree the mixture in a food mill; if you do not have a food mill, then puree in a food processor or blender. Return the puree to the stockpot, add the chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes. 3 Then add the cream and simmer for 5 more minutes, lowering the heat if necessary so it does not boil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. 4 Divide soup among 4 soup bowls and serve immediately. 5 COOKS NOTE: To roast pumpkin, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut whole pumpkin in half and then cut each half into several pieces. Discard seeds or reserve for another use. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven until tender but not falling apart, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool, peel away skin, and dice.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GENKI_LADY.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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