Skip to main content

Dreamy Creamy Pumpkin Soup (in other words pumpkin and white bean soup)

Can't think of what to have? Don't have time to cook? Well no excuses now... this soup takes 30 min and it's easy and delicious.

If you are like me (and many other people) you have cans of different pulses in the cupboard as well as oregano and stock. So all you need to buy is a pumpkin and, as we all know, there are hundreds of things you can make with them and they also last quite a long time. So perhaps you have one lying around cause you went to the market and thought it was a good idea to buy it because you would make something with it and now you've had it for two weeks and you know it's time you ate it but you can't be arsed to cook it... so make this soup!

Ingredients: (4- 6 people)

- about 4 cups of chopped pumpkin (in my case it was half a pumpkin...)
-1 medium chopped onion
-1 cube of vegetable stock
-1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano (I had fresh oregano so I put 4 sprigs)
-1 can of white beans (400 gr can)
-salt and pepper
-water

To garnish: (optional)
-chopped parley
-pumpkin seeds
-pumpkin seed oil

Method:

-Put a bit of olive oil in a pot and when it is hot add the onion and the oregano until the onion becomes tender, be careful not to burn it. I would put it in medium heat and stir it for around 6 min.

-Add the pumpkin and the beans and cover it with water. Add the stock cube and bring it to a boil. Lower the hear and let it simmer until the pumpkin becomes tender.

-Liquidize with a hand blender and season.

-Serve with pumpkin seeds, parley and in this case pumpkin seed oil!


PS: I used Hokkaido squash because it doesn't need to be peeled and it tastes fantastic. But any kind will do. Also, the pumpkin seed oil is very very nice, unfortunately is not very easy to get. It is an Austrian speciality but if you can get your hands on a bottle I would really recommend it.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Black Bean Soup and Homemade Tortillas

Hello vegan lovers, Today I made Black Bean Soup and Homemade Flour Tortillas for my family. The tortillas are really different from the ones you get in the store, they are a little bit thicker and the have a lot more taste, they are soooo much nicer!  The recipes are really easy and really nice, I think the hardest ingredient to find is the black beans, but if you live in the UK Morrisons usually has them or try an Asian supermarket. Ingredients: (for 2-4 servings) two cans of black beans (400 gr), rinsed 1 chopped medium onion 4 chopped cloves of garlic 1 chopped pepper (I prefer green) 1 chopped chili (depending on how spicy you like it choose a different kind of chili) 1 cube of vegetable stock 1 can of chopped tomatoes 1 tsp of cumin some chili powder water salt fresh coriander (cilantro) For the flour tortillas: 2 cups of plain flour salt 1/4 cup of vegan spread (butter substitute, usually made of soya, for example "Alpro soya spread") a...
1 comment
Read more

The Ultimate Brownie!

There is absolutely no reason why vegans should not have brownie so here I post a easy and great chocolaty brownie recipe. I really like brownies that have a lot of chocolate and I find that normally recipes that call for two kinds of chocolate are the best there should be a difference between "chocolate cake" and "brownie" Ingredients: 2 cups of plain flour 1 and a half cups of demerara sugar 1 cup of cocoa powder 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 cup of vegetable oil 1 cup of water 100 gr of melted dark chocolate nuts (optional) Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Centigrades. Mix all the dry ingredients and then add the vegetable oil, the water and the chocolate. Mix well and stir in the nuts. Put it in a suitable oven dish, 10x5 inch or 25x17 cm aprox. is what I used. I covered it with grease paper to make it easier to clean afterwards, but otherwise cover the inside of te dish with some oil or soy spread. Cook for around 20-25 min, let ...
1 comment
Read more

Beans and Greens

I made this soup with my sister the foodie in Vienna. It's easy to make, cheap and really delicious, perfect for cold winter days. Ingredients (4-6 servings) 4 garlic cloves, sliced A couple of tablespoons of olive oil About 4-6 cups vegetable stock, or enough to cover the beans Two cans of white beans, strained but not rinsed Half a savoy cabbage, cut into quarter inch strips 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 bay leaf 1 tbs lemon juice Salt and pepper, to taste In a pot, put the olive oil and garlic cloves over medium heat. Once the garlic starts sizzling add the stock to keep the garlic from browning. Bring the stock to a boil and reduce a little (about 10-15 minutes). Add the beans and the bay leaf. Cook for about five minutes and add the oregano and the cabbage strips. Cook until it has softened and add the lemon. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Cook covered for a further five minutes. You can substitute the beans and the cabbage for any beans and leafy green...
Post a Comment
Read more