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Autumn cooking · Recipes

Pumpkin soup with toasted seeds

Roast the pumpkin first; only then add it to the stock. Keep the seeds separate until serving.

Editorial team Holland Magazine ·

This is our own autumn soup for home cooking. Quantities and times are editorial guidelines; the editorial team has not test-cooked the dish.

Serves 4 · Preparation: 15 min · Cooking: 35 min

Times are guidelines; preheat during preparation where possible. Allow extra time to cool food before storing it.

Equipment

Baking tray, large pan, hand blender, baking paper suitable for 200 °C

Ingredients

  • 800 g pumpkin flesh, seeds removed
  • 1 onion (about 120 g)
  • 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
  • 750 ml vegetable stock
  • 40 g pumpkin seeds
  • 4 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 g ground black pepper

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200 °C. Cut the pumpkin into roughly 2 cm cubes and the onion into wedges. Toss with the oil and spread over a lined baking tray.
  2. Roast for 25 minutes. A pumpkin cube should be soft when pierced. Meanwhile, toast the seeds in a dry frying pan for 3 to 5 minutes, shaking the pan regularly.
  3. Put the pumpkin and onion in a large pan with the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Blend until smooth, keeping the blender head below the surface to prevent splashing.
  4. Divide between four bowls. Add one tablespoon of sour cream to each and scatter the seeds on top just before serving.
Pumpkin pieces, onion, pumpkin seeds and sour cream ready for the soup.
AI-generated image for illustration. Not a photograph of food cooked by the editorial team.

Storage

Cool leftovers within 2 hours, store covered at 4 °C and eat within 2 days. Reheat a stored portion once until steaming hot.

Allergens

Contains milk because of the sour cream. Check the stock for other allergens.

Our own adaptation; not test-cooked by the editorial team. Times are guidelines; the described doneness is decisive.

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