Puréed Pumpkin Soup

In America, pumpkin has long been reserved for sweet puddings at holiday times. Happily, that is changing, due no doubt to the influence of various ethnic cuisines that value the rich, earthy flavour of the pumpkin and winter squash family.

This soup is inspired by a native American Indian one, with spicing culled from Latin America and the smooth rich puréed quality taken from French cuisine. If you could try just one recipe from this entire book I’d urge you to choose this: it’s c