Pumpkin and tofu soup

INGREDIENTS

600g butternut pumpkin, chopped into small cubes

2 cloves garlic

¼ tsp cinnamon

1 onion, diced

1L vegetable stock

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp nutmeg

300g silken tofu

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Place pumpkin and garlic cloves on a baking tray, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle cinnamon.
  3. Roast pumpkin and garlic for 25 minutes or until pumpkin is cooked through.
  4. In a large soup pot, cook onion until slightly soft with nutmeg, cumin, salt and pepper.
  5. Add pumpkin and vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Lower to a gentle simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  6. Peel garlic and add to soup. Add tofu and stir through.
  7. Use a stick blender to puree.

 

Serve with cream and fresh herbs.

Serves

4

METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Place pumpkin and garlic cloves on a baking tray, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle cinnamon.
  3. Roast pumpkin and garlic for 25 minutes or until pumpkin is cooked through.
  4. In a large soup pot, cook onion until slightly soft with nutmeg, cumin, salt and pepper.
  5. Add pumpkin and vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Lower to a gentle simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  6. Peel garlic and add to soup. Add tofu and stir through.
  7. Use a stick blender to puree.

 

Serve with cream and fresh herbs.

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