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Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Recipe for a roasted pumpkin coconut soup flavoured with rosemary and ginger - hearty enough for dinner when paired with some bread.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course soups stews
Cuisine global vegetarian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

For roasting pumpkin

  • 400 grams pumpkin cubes
  • 5 cloves garlic (unpeeled)
  • 2 tsps coconut oil
  • 3 - 4 sprigs rosemary of fresh
  • pinch salt of
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper ground
  • 2 tsps coconut oil
  • 1 onion medium , finely sliced
  • 1/2 inch ginger piece of , finely sliced
  • 300 ml water
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg Freshly grated

Garnishes

  • 2 whole wheat bread slices (made into croutons)
  • 2 tbsps coconut milk
  • 1 sprig rosemary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 200xb0C.
  • Toss the peeled and cubed pumpkin in 2 tsp coconut oil, salt, pepper and rosemary. Arrange in a single layer on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
  • Place the whole garlic cloves in a small piece of tin foil. Rub a few drops of oil. Wrap foil tightly over garlic and place in a corner of the same baking tray.
  • Bake / roast this for 30-40 minutes until pumpkin cubes are tender (ready when a fork passes through the cubes without much resistance).
  • Meanwhile, heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Sautxe9 the onion and ginger slices with a pinch of salt, on medium heat, until onion is soft. This will take around 7 minutes. Add 200 ml water and 100 ml coconut milk.
  • To this, add the roasted pumpkin cubes. Squeeze out the pulp from the roasted garlic cloves into the pan. Discard the rosemary sprigs from the baking tray.
  • Cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Once cool enough, blend to a smooth puree with 100 ml of water.
  • Return to the pan, add 1/4 tsp ground turmeric, freshly grated nutmeg, 1/2 tsp salt (after you have tasted it). You can thin it with some water at this stage to get the desired consistency. Simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Divide between 2 soup bowls.
  • Garnish with a swirl of coconut milk, croutons, fresh rosemary and edible flowers.

Notes

How to make homemade croutons
Cube stale bread into 1cm size cubes. Toss in a little oil and some dried herbs. Bake at 190 C for 5 minutes or until crisp. For this recipe, cube 2 slices of slightly stale whole wheat bread. Toss in 1/2 tsp coconut oil and finely chopped fresh rosemary. Bake at 190/200 C for 5 minutes. You can do this while the pumpkin is roasting, and remove as soon as the croutons are done.
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