Roast Pumpkin Soup

Name: Roast Pumpkin Soup
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Fresh goats’ curd, very Fresh goats’ cheese, fresh ewes’-milk ricotta or mascarpone, to serve; Sprig of rosemary, chopped; 1 tablespoon honey; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; Splash of olive oil; Sprig of sage, chopped; 1 small pumpkin; 100 g butter

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anthony Demetre

Published 2008

About

The flavour of the soup is so much more intense if the pumpkin is roasted beforehand. I always try to use the variety Ironbark when available, as it has a very good strong colour and sweet flavour.

Ingredients

1 small pumpkin
Splash of olive oil
100 g butter

Europe
United Kingdom
Soup
England
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas 3. Cut the pumpkin into equal-sized segments and remove the seeds. Wrap in foil and roast in the oven until soft, about 45–60 m