Corn And Pumpkin Soup With Jalapeño Pesto Recipes

HEARTY CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks and carrots in hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth into leek mixture; bring to a boil. Add potatoes, salt, cloves, and pepper; boil until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Pour pumpkin puree into a large bowl. Stir 1 cup of broth and potatoes mixture into pumpkin.
• Pour pumpkin mixture, corn, and milk into chicken broth mixture in the large pot. Stir to combine and simmer until heated through and flavors blend, at least 5 minutes. Sprinkle individual servings with parsley.

CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP WITH JALAPEñO PESTO

Steps:

• In food processor bowl with metal blade or blender container, combine cilantro, parsley, pine nuts, cheese and garlic. Process 10 to 15 seconds to chop mixture. Add 4 cut-up jalapeño peppers, lime juice and lime peel process 5 to 10 seconds to blend. With machine running, add oil through feed tube or opening in blender lid in slow, steady stream just until well blended. Set aside.In large saucepan, combine broth, corn, onion and 2 tablespoons jalapeño pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until onion and jalapeño pepper are tender. Stir in pumpkin blend well. Cover simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add half-and-half, salt and pepper cook and stir until thoroughly heated. DO NOT BOIL.To serve, line 11 soup bowls with warmed tortillas ladle hot soup into tortilla-lined bowls. Spoon scant 2 tablespoons pesto onto each serving.*TIP: To toast pine nuts, spread on cookie sheet bake at 350°F. for 3 to 6 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring occasionally.Nutrition Per Serving (1 cup): Calories 370 Protein 11g Carbohydrate 32g Fat 23g Sodium 840mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

PUMPKIN CORNBREAD WITH WHIPPED JALAPEñO BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter a 30cm ovenproof pan. Combine the semolina, flour, baking powder and bicarb in a large bowl and season. Put the butter, eggs, pumpkin, buttermilk and chillies in a jug and whisk until combined. Gradually stir the wet ingredients into the dry, being careful not to over-mix. Pour into the pan and bake for 50 mins-1 hr until golden.
• Meanwhile, prepare the whipped jalapeño butter. Beat the butter with the jalapeños and the liquid from the jar using an electric whisk, until the mixture has turned light and pale. Season to taste.
• Once the cornbread is cooked, serve warm or leave to cool, with the jalapeño butter on the side to spread over. The cornbread will keep in an airtight container for up to three days, or frozen for two-three months. The butter will keep in the fridge, covered, for up to one week.