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Recipe for pumpkin soup with soup spices

Publish on 09.23.2024 by Gaia Gardens

The squash season is long, and it's a perfect match for our cravings for simple, warming dinners full of vitamins and minerals, so it would be a shame to go without!

How do you make a delicious pumpkin soup? And which soup spices to use? Add a pinch of our soup spice blend! Developed to accompany your winter soups (and summer soups, for that matter), this Terra Madre creation combines the originality of the trio of nutmeg, star anise and juniper berries with the gentle freshness of dill and fennel. For soups and vegetable veloutés with brioche-like, enveloping fragrances and sparkling, long-lasting flavors..

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for 4 people :

1 organic pumpkin (about 1.2 kg)
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
2 potatoes (approx. 300 g)
2 carrots
1 teaspoon Mon mélange soup (or more, according to taste)* (or more, according to taste)* (or more, according to taste)* (or more, according to taste)*)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
10 cl liquid crème fraîche (or vegetable cream)
2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe Pumpkin Soup with Mon Melange Soupe Terra Madre

Recipe Pumpkin Soup - Mon Melange soupe Terra Madre

To make this recipe :

Remove the seeds from the pumpkin, then cut it into cubes (you can leave the skin on, as it can be eaten and gives the soup its beautiful color). Peel and chop the onion and mince the garlic cloves. Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots.
Heat a dash of olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic for a few minutes, without browning.
Add the pumpkin, potatoes and carrots, the soup spices (which you will have shaken before use to distribute the spices and herbs) and the coarse salt. Cover with water and cook, covered, for 25 min.
Blend the mixture with an immersion blender, adjusting the seasoning if necessary and adding cream if desired.

Bon appétit!

This soup makes an excellent complete meal, accompanied by a slice of wholemeal bread and a few cubes of cheese or pan-fried smoked tofu.

Tip: to give your soup an oriental touch, add 1 small can of peeled tomatoes (or a few fresh tomatoes, if in season), a small carton of coconut milk, 1/2 glass of coral lentils and garnish with a few sprigs of coriander!

*Inspired by the warmth of paprika from Spain and mace and nutmeg from Sri Lanka, this 100% organic, top-of-the-range herb and spice blend contains no celery or salt. Just a little goes a long way!