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Tomato and Pumpkin Soup
Posted by Karen Thorne on 11/10/2009 13:57:52
I do love to see pumpkins in the shops at this time of year. I am growing some but I have just one and it's not very big. Unfortunately I'm not a huge fan of eating them, so I tend to buy them and sit them on the doorstep ( uncarved ) as an autumnal decoration.
A few years ago I was at a party and tasted the most incredible soup that turned out to be tomato & pumpkin. I've played with the recipe over the years and have now perfected it - to my taste buds anyway!
As well as tasting fabulous it is also incredibly easy to make once you have your pumpkin peeled.
500 g diced pumpkin ( about 1/2 a small pumpkin )
1 diced onion
1 sliced leek
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tin of tomatoes ( or 300g of fresh chopped tomatoes )
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 litre of vegetable stock
Put all of the ingredients in a large saucepan, bring to the boil until the pumpkin is soft. Puree, check for seasoning and serve.
One of my favourite ways of eating this is to take a whole soft cheese such as a a camembert ( or english equivalent ), bake in the oven till the inside is gooey, then eat with the soup along with crusty bread.
For me, the perfect place to eat this is wrapped in a blanket in front of a log fire on a cold blustery afternoon with a glass of red wine.........
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