Lightly spiced pumpkin soup

Name: Lightly spiced pumpkin soup | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1cm piece root ginger, grated; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 500g pumpkin (or butternut squash), flesh only, cubed; 1 baking potato, sliced; 1 level tsp ground cumin; 1 level tsp paprika; 500-600ml vegetable stock; 100ml double cream; Dried pumpkin seeds, to serve

This soup freezes well, so it's a good idea to make a few batches and freeze in individual portions.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(16 votes)

Cook: 1 Hour

Serves: 4

Price: 60p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 388g serving contains

Energy
1172kj
280kcal

14%

Fat
21g

High
30%

Saturates
9.2g

Med
46%

Sugars
5.5g

Med
6%

Salt
0.83g

Med
14%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
302kj/72kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1cm piece root ginger, grated

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

500g pumpkin (or butternut squash), flesh only, cubed

1 baking potato, sliced

1 level tsp ground cumin

1 level tsp paprika

500-600ml vegetable stock

100ml double cream

Dried pumpkin seeds, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion until soft. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Add the pumpkin, potato, spices and stock, and heat until simmering. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Cool for 20 minutes, then purée the soup in a blender.

Stir in two-thirds of the cream and extra stock if needed. Reheat and pour into bowls. Season and serve with a drizzle of cream and pumpkin seeds.