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Pumpkin Soup

Prep Time:

Cook Time:

Serves:

6 servings

Level:

Medium

About the Recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs pumpkin or Squash , not peeled

5 Tablespoon olive oil

2 cups onions sliced

2 teaspoons salt

To taste black pepper

1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

5 cups chicken or vegetable broth

4oz fontina cheese, diced

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 Degrees Ferinhiet

  2. Cut pumpkin(s) in half and scoop out seeds and place in bowl for later

  3. Slice pumpkin into 2 inch slices

  4. Brush slices with 2 Tablespoons olive oil

  5. Place on aluminium foil cover cookie sheet peel side down

  6. Roast in oven for 30 minutes

  7. Remove pumkin from oven let

  8. Clean seed by removing all the orange stringy bits from the seeds

  9. Rinse seeds and spread on towel to dry

  10. Slice the pumpkin off the peel with large chef knife additionally, removing an burnt pumpkin flesh

  11. Cut the roasted pumpkin into 2 inch squares

  12. Heat remaining oil in 6qt heavy bottom soup pot

  13. Add onions and cover

  14. Reduce heat and cook 5 minutes without coloring

  15. Stir in the squash and season

  16. Cover and cook another 5 minutes

  17. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil

  18. Cover , reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until pumpkin is very tender

  19. Puree soup

  20. Toss pumpkin seeds in oil and salt and pepper

  21. Roast pumpkin seeds inthe oven till dry

  22. Cool pimpkins seeds and set aside

  23. Serve Hot over cheese

  24. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds


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