Pumpkin and Lemon Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 50 Gram | |
| Onion | 1 Large, sliced | |
| Pumpkin | 500 Gram, cut in to chunks | |
| Potatoes | 250 Gram, sliced | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| 1 thyme sprig, plus extra to garnish | ||
| Chicken stock | 1.2 Liter | |
| Lemon juice | 1 | |
| Double cream | 150 Milliliter | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook over a gentle heat until soft and transparent.
Add the pumpkin, potatoes, garlic and thyme, cover the pan and cook slowly for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
Add the stock and season to taste.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the thyme sprig.
Puree the soup in a blender or food processor or rub through a sieve.
Flavour the soup with lemon juice.
Stir in the cream and reheat without boiling, then pour into individual bowls and serve garnished with a thyme sprig.
Alternatively, reserve a little of the cream and swirl it over the soup in the bowls.
Add the pumpkin, potatoes, garlic and thyme, cover the pan and cook slowly for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
Add the stock and season to taste.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the thyme sprig.
Puree the soup in a blender or food processor or rub through a sieve.
Flavour the soup with lemon juice.
Stir in the cream and reheat without boiling, then pour into individual bowls and serve garnished with a thyme sprig.
Alternatively, reserve a little of the cream and swirl it over the soup in the bowls.
Chef
