Pumpkin Soup with Cran Apple Relish

  • Yield:4 main-course servings / 8 first-course servings
  • Time:
    29 mins show details

Ingredients

  • Soup
  • 1 tablespoon
    olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons
    butter
  • 1
    bayleaf
  • 2
    ribs celery, finely chopped
  • 1
    medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon
    salt
  • ½ teaspoon
    pepper
  • 3 tablespoons
    all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons
    poultry seasoning, sub thyme if no poultry seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons
    hot sauce
  • 6 cups
    vegetable stock
  • 28 ounces
    cooked pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups
    heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon
    nutmeg, freshly grated lol Rachael
  • Relish
  • 1
    crcrisp apple, such as McIntosh or Granny Smit, finely chopped
  • ¼
    red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons
    lemon juice, fresh
  • ½ cup
    dried cranberries, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon
    chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons
    honey
  • ½ teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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Preparation

  1. 10 mins

    Heat a medium soup pot over medium to medium high heat. Add the oil and melt the butter. Add bay, celery, and onion. Season the veggies with salt and pepper. Cook 6 or 7 minutes, until tender.

  2. 15 mins

    Add flour, poultry seasoning and hot sauce, to taste, then cook flour a minute. Whisk in vegetable stock and bring liquid to a bubble. Whisk in pumpkin in large spoonfuls to incorporate it into the broth. Simmer soup 10 minutes to thicken a bit then add in cream and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low and keep warm until ready to serve.

  3. 2 mins

    While soup cooks, assemble the relish: combine apple, onion, lemon juice, cranberries, chili powder, honey and cinnamon.

  4. 2 mins

    Adjust seasonings in soup and relish and serve soup in shallow bowls with a few spoonfuls of relish.

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