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 Pumpkin Soup Recipe

This healthy pumpkin soup recipe makes you feel cozy and warm as autumn descends Eat pumpkin soup as a main meal or as a snack.

🕒 Prep Time20 minutes

🕒 Cook Time30 minutes

🕒 Total Time50 minutes

👤Servings 4 person

💪Calories...165kcal

Ingredients

👉 One-kilo pumpkin or butternut squash flesh, cubed

👉 One medium-sized potato peeled & cubed

👉 One onion peeled & roughly chopped

👉 One small handful of red lentils

For Toasted

👉 Two cardamom pods

👉 Two fennel seeds

👉 ½ tsp black peppercorns

👉 ½ tsp cumin seeds

Instructions

👉First of all, grind all your spices together in a pestle and mortar.

👉Discard the cases of the cardamom pods, leaving the seeds behind.

👉Add the spices to the pan and heat on low light.

👉Stir around for a couple of minutes until you can sense the spicy aroma.

👉Now add a glug of olive oil and your pumpkin, potatoes, lentil, and onion.

👉Stir around and then add hot water or stock - enough to cover your ingredients.

👉Stir around and increase the heat to bring your water to a boil.

👉Reduce the heat cover the pan and simmer for around 30 minutes, until your ingredients have softened.

👉Once cooked remove from the heat and allow to cool a little.

👉Blend your pumpkin soup until smooth and serve with chili flakes on top if required.

Notes

👉It is fine to just add water to your pumpkin soup but vegetable or chicken stock will be extra tasty.

👉Butternut squash makes a good substitute for your pumpkin soup if you can't get a pumpkin.

👉As with all our recipes the calories per serving of pumpkin soup are meant as a general guide.

👉Time To Serve Your Pumpkin Soup

👉Were full of good intentions and make every effort not to overindulge in the supreme Turkish bread.

👉What else are you going to do, eh? Ladle that steaming pumpkin soup into your bowl and cut yourself a few wedges of that fresh bread.

👉Sprinkle some chill flakes on top of your soup if so desired and feel the comfort of autumn as you enjoy this wholesome seasonal pumpkin soup.

What does pumpkin soup do to your body?

Rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, pumpkin is incredibly healthy. What's more, its low-calorie content makes it a weight-loss-friendly food. Its nutrients and antioxidants may boost your immune system, protect your eyesight, lower your risk of certain cancers and promote heart and skin health.

What pumpkins are best for soup

Pumpkin soup is best made with your good, old-fashioned varieties like butternut or Queensland blue the harder pumpkins, she says. “Soft fleshed pumpkins can make the soup a little watery.

Is pumpkin good for weight loss

They're quite versatile as well and can be ideal vegetables for those looking to lose weight quicker. Nutritionally, pumpkins are very rich and are devoid of cholesterol, sodium, and fats. This is what makes pumpkins ideal for including in your weight loss diets.

Why is my pumpkin soup bitter

Cucurbits can contain cucurbitacin, a toxic compound that gives off a bitter taste. The bitterness is bred out of domesticated cucurbits. But sometimes insects moving from one field to another cross-pollinate a cultivated plant with a wild or ornamental one.

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