Autumn Pumpkin Soup Recipes

AUTUMN PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of the stock and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender in batches and puree until smooth.
• Return to pot and add the remaining three cups of stock, wine, sage, salt, thyme, and pumpkin.
• Simmer until flavors are blended, about10 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls, top with a few apple pieces and sprinkle with parmesan.

AUTUMN PEAR AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine onion, water and bouillon granules in a large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 10 minutes, or until the onion is very tender; cool slightly.
• Transfer mixture to a blender container or food processsor bowl.
• Add pumpkin.
• Cover and blend or process till smooth.
• Return pumpkin mixture to saucepan and stir in half and half or light cream, pear nectar, ginger, and white pepper.
• Cook and stir until heated through.
• Ladle into soup bowls.
• If desired , garnish each serving with pear slices.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the broth, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add cream; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.