Left Over Pumpkin Soup is simple recipe that uses the left over bits of pumpkin after Halloween. The recipe is so easy that even I can do it. Better still if like us you always have mountains of pumpkins, you can make in advance and freeze the soup. I love to drizzle mine with a little balsamic and extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of roasted pumpkin seeds.

Left Over Pumpkin Soup

A perfectly coloured soup with amazing flavour using a vegetable most people would throw away.

4.75 from 112 votes

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Course: Soup, Starter

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Dairy, Fry, Left Overs, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Soup, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 40

Servings: Portions

Calories: 244kcal

Ingredients

1 kg pumpkin
725 ml vegetable stock chicken
2 large onions peel/finely chop
150 ml heavy cream double
2 tbsp olive oil
50 g pumpkin seeds toasted – See note
6 heads basil
salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Place a large sauce pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil.
2 tbsp olive oil
When hot, add the white onions and fry gently until softened. You don’t want them to take on any colour.
2 large onions
Add the pumpkin chunks to the pan with the onions. Cook for a further 10 minutes until the pumpkin chunks turn a lovely golden/bronze and become soft. Stir every now and then to prevent things sticking.
1 kg pumpkin
Add the stock to the pan and stir. Season the contents with salt and black pepper and stir again.
725 ml vegetable stock, salt, Ground black pepper
Increase the heat until the mixture begins to boil and then reduce to a simmer.
Simmer for about 10 – 12 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft and squashy.
Add the cream and increase the heat until the mixture boils again. Carefully puree the contents with a hand blender until it has the consistency you enjoy.
150 ml heavy cream
Serve in warmed bowls with a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds, a few leaves of basil and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or balsamic.
50 g pumpkin seeds, 6 heads basil

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Left Over Pumpkin Soup