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Living the Gourmet: Pumpkin Soup

With Autumn slowly sinking in a little more each day, it is time to break out our favorite cold weather recipes.

This soup is not only seasonal, but it is full of warm spices, hearty ingredients and sure to satisfy the soul.

So grab a cozy blanket, put on a classic movie and enjoy with a comforting bowl of this pumpkin soup.

Yields 8 Servings

Pumpkin Soup

10 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion – diced
  • 2 stalks of celery – chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic – chopped
  • 2 inch piece of ginger – chopped fine
  • 1 small jalapeño – chopped with seeds
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tbs. sesame oil
  • 1 tbs. olive oil
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 4 cups of chicken broth
  • 15 oz. can of black beans – drained
  • ¼ cup of cilantro - chopped
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp. turmeric
  • ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • Dollop of sour cream for garnish
  • Drizzle of honey for garnish
    • For the Croutons:
  • Day old Italian bread – about ½ a loaf
  • 2-3 tbs. Olive oil
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ½ tsp. Black pepper
  • ¼ tsp. Turmeric
  • ¼ tsp. Garlic powder

Instructions

    For the Soup:
  1. Heat a sauce pot.
  2. Add the olive oil, sesame oil, ginger, onion, jalapeño, celery and garlic. Let these veggies sauté until the ginger and garlic are fragrant.
  3. Add the pumpkin puree, lemon juice, cilantro and the broth. Simmer on a low heat and add the drained beans and the seasonings.
  4. Simmer the soup on low for at least 20 – 30 minutes. Taste the soup to adjust your seasonings.
  5. When you are ready to serve; ladle the soup into a bowl; top with the croutons, dollop of sour cream, drizzle of honey and a few cilantro leaves.
    6. For the Croutons:
  6. Cut up day old Italian bread into bite sized pieces.
  7. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil over the bread. Season the bread with dashes of each seasoning and toss.
  8. Heat a large frying pan and toss the bread in the pan to get a little golden color.
  9. Set the croutons aside for the soup.
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Living the Gourmet: Pumpkin Soup

Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo

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  4. Wow Catherine, this pumpkin soup just sound and look delicious! I sure would love a bowl of this soup for dinner. Have a wonderful week :D
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  6. I bet the sweetness of the pumpkin plays off the spicy jalapeno quite nicely! That is one gorgeous bowl of soup!
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  8. I have never had this, although I have had butternut squash soup a lot and it is so delicious! This has to be just as good! Your recipes always are! Thank you! Pinned
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  10. Dear Catherine, This soup is such an inviting meal for a cool day. I love pumpkin soup puree but never have had it with all of these aromatic spices. Sounds and looks awesome, it has such good ingredients all wrapped in one bowl of goodness.. I just want it to be a little cooler here, we are still very warm, on Long Island, as you know. Have to save this for a really cool day. Thanks for sharing your lovely soup with us....Have a blessed day....Dottie :)
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  12. Looks so warm and delicious. I love pumpkin and I want to start cooking it soon too. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe. Ciao!
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  15. Catherine, This soup looks good and while pumpkin isn't my favorite flavor, the other ingredients would tempt me to give it a try. I know that my wife would like this soup. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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  18. Oh, ladies, this pumpkin soup is a work of art all in itself. The combination of flavors and wonderful pumpkin is delectable. Your sige is stunning and elegant; thank you so much for linking up at Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop. I featured you on my fb page and other social media. I hope you will link up again next week; I cant wait to see what you'll bring. Carrie, A Mother's Shadow
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  19. Anche io ho fatto la zuppa con la zucca pochi giorni fa!! La tua mi sembra davvero gustosa! Ti ringrazio di cuore dei tuoi commenti sempre tanto gentili!! A presto e un abbraccio.. Tiziana
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  20. I love the combination of flavor for your wonderful Pumpkin Soup! Hope you are having a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday. Come Back Soon! Miz Helen
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  22. I'm seriously getting back into soups at the moment, the weather has just turned here in London so I just want warm bowls of hearty goodness to heat me back up! This looks like a great soup recipe to try out, thanks for sharing :-) #Recipeoftheweek
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  25. So nice to see a savory pumpkin dish. Great seasoning. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this by Weekend Bites.
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