Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1.5kg butternut pumpkin
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 brown onion (or 2 leaks), chopped
• 1 litre chicken broth
• Generous pinch of sea salt
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon or nutmeg
• Olive oil for cooking

Instructions

1. Cut the skin off the pumpkin and chop into pieces.
2. Add the chopped onion to a large pan with some olive oil on medium heat and saute for a couple of minutes.
3. Add the chopped pumpkin and turn up the heat a little.
4. After 5 mins of cooking and turning the pumpkin add the garlic, salt and cinnamon or nutmeg and fry off for a couple of minutes.
5. Add the chicken broth and bring to the boil.
6. Turn down heat and simmer until pumpkin in soft.
7. Use a handheld blender to blend the soup smooth.
8. Add extra salt and/or water if needed.

Notes