Pumpkin and Vegetable Soup …
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 250g pumpkin, peeled and chopped into large cubes
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped into large cubes
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped into large chunks
- 2 sticks celery, chopped into large pieces
- ½ red capsicum, chopped into large pieces
- 1 small white onion, chopped into large pieces
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon beef stock powder
- 1 large tomato, chopped into large pieces
- salt
- ½ cup cream
- cracked black pepper
- Place olive oil, garlic, pumpkin, potatoes, carrot, celery, capsicum and onion in a large pot and cook for 3 – 5 minutes, stirring.
- Add water and beef stock powder and boil gently until vegetables are almost cooked through.
- Add tomato and finish cooking vegetables for another couple of minutes.
- Remove pot from stove and blend until smooth with a stick blender.
- Stir through cream and season with salt.
- Ladle soup into bowls, garnish with cracked black pepper and serve with crusty bread.
Recipe by Mrs Organised at http://www.mrsorganised.com.au/2016/03/30/pumpkin-and-vegetable-soup/
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