Halloween Pumpkin Soup


This pumpkin soup recipe has heat, a great way to use pumpkin flesh at Halloween.
halloween-pumpkin

By: Isabel Robson
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 Kg Pumpkin flesh
3 tsp Olive oil
2 tsp Balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp Fresh ginger (crushed)
1/2 tsp Turmeric
10 Fresh mint leaves
1 Medium hot chili (de-seeded)
1/2 Lemon (juice)
Salt and pepper

  • Peel pumpkin, remove seeds and cut into small cubes.
  • Boil pumpkin with 1/2 L water for about 5 minutes.
  • Season with sea salt and black pepper.
  • Blend pumpkin pieces with its water, adding balsamic vinegar, olive oil, crushed ginger, chili, turmeric and juice of half of lemon.
  • Take back to the heat and allow to simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • Serve with chopped mint leaves in carved pumpkin bowl.

This Halloween soup recipe has plenty of heat, perfect to dunk bread in. 
    If you prefer less heat, add 200ml single cream and allow to simmer before serving.
    It is an alternative recipe to use surplus pumpkin during Halloween season.

    This soup took minutes to prepare, less time than carving the pumpkins!






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