If you follow I Spy Plum Pie on facebook you would have seen I got a new toy recently (and if you don’t, maybe now is a good time to start?!). As an early birthday present my parents bought me a food processor and I LOVE it! It does everything I could possibly need including juicing, blending, mixing and chopping. Given the weather took a turn in Melbourne on Saturday we decided to try it out by making pumpkin soup, and it was a delicious success.
Ingredients List
- Approximately 1kg pumpkin
- Onion
- Garlic (I like it quite strong so put 3 cloves, but do it to your taste)
- Potato
- Leek
- Olive Oil
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 litre vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup cream
Steps
- Peel and dice the pumpkin and potato
- Finely cut the leek and onion
- Cook the leek and onion in a saucepan until softened – approximately 3 minutes
- Add the crushed garlic and spices and stir through for 1 minute
- Add the pumpkin, potato and stock and bring to the boil
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 3o minutes
- Allow to cool slightly then blend in small batches until smooth
- Return to the saucepan, reheat and stir through the cream
- Serve with cracked pepper, crusty bread and enjoy!
Step 1: Dice the pumpkin
Step 2: Chop the leek and onion
Step 3: Cook the leek and onion
Step 4: Add garlic and spices
Step 5: Add pumpkin and potato
Step 5: Add stock and bring to boil
Step 6: Simmer for 30 minutes
Step 7: Blend
Step 8: Reheat and add cream
What’s your favourite soup flavour?
This recipe is linked up with The Veggie Mama for Meatless Monday – hope over to her blog for amazing vegetarian meal ideas. Don’t forget it’s the Meat Free Week Challenge this week!
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I Spy Plum Pie is Liz, an early 30s kiwi-born, Melbourne raised girl who is passionate about the environment and sustainability, food, exploring and learning new things. Join me on my journey to a happy, sustainable life!
Lisa Barton-Collins
March 18, 2013 at 12:39 pm (12 years ago)That looks delicious! I broke my food processor ages ago and I really miss it. Luckily my stab blender does a great job on soups!
xx
I Spy Plum Pie (admin)
March 23, 2013 at 6:52 pm (12 years ago)This is the first proper food processor I’ve owned so it’s definitely been exciting working out all the things I can make with it!
Thanks for coming by!
xx
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies
March 19, 2013 at 9:28 am (12 years ago)Creamy pumpkin soup is definitely the perfect way to welcome fall!
I Spy Plum Pie (admin)
March 23, 2013 at 6:52 pm (12 years ago)Definitely! It’s one of my favourite soups by far!
Lisa @ Greek Vegetarian
March 20, 2013 at 10:08 am (12 years ago)I’m jealous of your new toy!! My food processor is a gigantic and cumbersome thing and can’t mix small quantities very well at all. How does yours go with a soup for two?
I Spy Plum Pie (admin)
March 20, 2013 at 11:47 am (12 years ago)I did it in two batches but probably could have blended it in one – it’s not a huge bowl but definitely big enough for the sorts of quantities I’ll be mainly making. Helps that it’s easier to store as well!