Apple & pumpkin soup

healthy 'not-so-fast' food
30-60 minutes recipes
Lunch & Dinner


17-10-2019
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Apple & pumpkin soup


Preparation time: 30-60 minutes recipes

 – Serves 4-6 (depending on pumpkin size) – 

The perfect autumn food. This soup is deliciously comforting and colourful. A dash of curcumin helps to fight inflammation for colder days. Cinnamon and apple make this soup sweet and warming. 

Goes well with: Crunchy crackers


INGREDIENTS

1 small to medium pumpkin
4 medium onions
1 small tin full fat coconut milk (200 ml)
1 tablespoon curcumin
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
butter for frying
Required tools: handheld blender

WORK DESCRIPTION

  • Wash pumpkin, cut in half, remove seeds using a tablespoon, roughly chop into chunks leaving skin on. Wash apples, remove core and chop into chunks
  • Chop 2 onions and fry in melted butter in a large soup pan for 3 minutes
  • Add pumpkin, apples, curcumin, cinnamon, salt and cover with water. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and let soup simmer (small bubbles) for about 20 minutes
  • Meanwhile cut 2 onions in long pieces, fry in butter on medium heat until soft and golden brown, set aside
  • Turn off heat, add coconut milk and lemon juice to the soup, blend straight in the pan using a handheld blender, add water if consistency is too thick
  • Serve with fried onions sprinkled on top
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