Receta Halloween goes Meatless Monday with Pumpkin Soup
Halloween goes Meatless Monday with Pumpkin Soup
Get your big and little spooks and goblins warmed up after trick or treating with this healthy, vegetarian pumpkin soup from Golden Door Executive Chef Curtis Cooke. Not only is this a perfect Meatless Monday dish, but it would also make a wonderful Thanksgiving meal starter.
See my Four ways to cook a fresh pumpkin post for tips on cooking pumpkins. Also, check out my recipe for Coconut Pumpkin Soup at Babble.com.
Pumpkin Soup
Courtesy of Golden Door Executive Chef Curtis Cooke
Ingredients:
- 10 cups pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into large pieces
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon grape seed oil, divided
- 1 cup shallots, minced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup white wine (substitute with vegetable stock, if you wish)
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1 sachet of 6 sprigs thyme, 6 sprigs parsley, 1 bay leaf and 8 black peppercorns
- Salt to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, toss the large pumpkin pieces with just enough grape seed oil (approximately ¼ cup) to coat and place on a baking sheet into the oven.
Roast the pumpkin until very tender, approximately 15-20 minutes. Cool and reserve.
In a large stock pot, sauté the shallots, celery, and garlic in a tablespoon of grape seed oil for 5 minutes.
Deglaze with the white wine (or vegetable stock) and reduce the liquid by half.
Add the roasted pumpkin, vegetable stock and sachet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
Remove the sachet, and puree the soup in a blender, food processor or with an immersion (wand) blender.
Adjust the seasoning with salt and serve.