Spooky Pumpkin Soup for Halloween
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1kg pumpkin/butternut squash, deseeded and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed and finely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 900ml vegetable stock
- 3 tbsp cream cheese
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry gently until softened. Add the pumpkin/squash and cook for 5 minutes
- STEP 2
Add the garlic and the bay leaf and then pour over the vegetable stock
- STEP 3
Increase the heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft
- STEP 4
Discard the bay leaf and stir in the cream cheese. Blend using a hand blender until smooth
- STEP 5
Add salt and pepper to taste and ladle into bowls. Serve with a swirl (or a spider's web) of cream cheese, and some warm crusty bread.