Recipe – Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1 medium size pumpkin-cut in even size cubes
• 6-8 cloves garlic-crushed
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary (Optional)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 ½ medium size white onion-chopped finely
• 1 small carrot-cubed even size
• 1 stick leek-cut into cubes
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Marinate pumpkin with olive oil, garlic, onion, carrot, leek, rosemary, salt and pepper and cover with a silver foil.
2. Keep it for 15-20 min and bake in an oven on low temperature until vegetables are tender. Keep aside and cool, make a fine paste in a blender, put this in a stock pot, add vegetable stock to make it into a pouring consistency
3. Boil it and adjust seasoning and serve hot with whole wheat crouton.