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Pumpkin Lentil Prosperity Soup

A soup that keeps you going for hours, with its nutritiously maxed ingredients and warming gentle species. A recipe for success for lunch, dinner and to impress guests.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: The GOODista

Ingredients

  • 500 gram Pumpkin
  • 180 gram Lentil
  • 2 Table Spoons Olive oil
  • 1 chopped Onion
  • 1 sliced Leek
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 2 Carrots chopped
  • 1 crushed Garlic clove
  • 1 chopped Ginger approx 3-4 cm piece
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon Harissa
  • 1 pinch Saffron
  • 1 Litre vegetable stock
  • Salt and Peppar to taste
  • Roasted Onion and Pumpkin Seeds to sprinkle
  • 1 Table Spoon Greek Yoghurt natural if desired for each soup bowl.

Instructions

Prepare

  • Set the oven to 200 degrees celcius.
  • Roughly chop up your pumpkin and pour 1 table spoon of olive oil on top.
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the pumpkin and spread on an oven tray.
  • Chop the onion, leek, carrots and celery and set aside.
  • Prepare your vegetable stock.

Cook

  • Roast your pumpkin mix for approx 20 minutes in the over until soft.
  • In a frying pan, gently fry your onion, carrots, celery, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes until they are soft and translucent.
  • Add the saffron, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of Harissa.
  • Now - add the pumpkins and throughly turn to incorporate the flavours.
  • Add 1/2 of the vegetable stock and boil until it starts to bubble.
  • Take a handheld food processor and mix until desired soup consistency.
  • Add the lentils to your pumpkin soup.
  • Incorporate the rest of the vegetable stock little by little until you get your preferred thickness (max 1/2 litre should do it).

Serve

  • Serve your soup in bowl with roasted onion and pumpkin seeds on top. You can also add yoghurt for effect, and a gentler taste.
  • Enjoy the soup with some whole grain crusty bread!

Notes

This is a soup that can be varied in quantity and if you need to convert from metic try this site: Cooking Ingredients Conversion (http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/cooking/).