Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Description

Serve with crusty bread and a dollop of extra cream for decoration. Try to find a really dark orange-colored pumpkin–it will look lots better. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅔ pounds sugar pumpkin — peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
  • 2 onions, cut into wedges
  • 2 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large potato, sliced
  • 1 quart water
  • 3 cubes chicken bouillon, crumbled
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ tablespoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. Place pumpkin
  3. carrots and onions in a baking dish or roasting pan. Drizzle with vegetable oil.
  4. Bake in preheated oven 40 minutes
  5. until soft but not blackened.
  6. In a large pot over medium heat
  7. bring water and bouillon to a boil. Cook potato in simmering water until soft
  8. about 20 minutes.
  9. Combine potato and water with roasted vegetables and puree in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender until smooth. Return to pot over low heat
  10. and stir in cream
  11. nutmeg
  12. pepper and salt. Heat gently; serve.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 55 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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