Pumpkin Soup

10 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pound Pumpkin (weighed Before Trimming)
  • 1 Leek, Washed, Trimmed, And Sliced Into Rings
  • 2 Potatoes, Peeled And Diced
  • 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
  • 1 quart Vegetable Stock
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 cups Sour Cream Or Creme Fraiche, Optional

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut the top off the pumpkin, scoop out the seeds and strings, carefully peel off the shell, and dice the flesh.
  2. 2
    Saute the pumpkin, leek, and potatoes in olive oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  3. 3
    Add vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Cover and boil the soup for 15 minutes, until potatoes are soft.
  4. 4
    Puree the soup (in a blender or with an immersion blender) and add spices and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Ladle soup into bowls, top with optional sour cream or creme fraiche, and serve.

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