Spicy Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Spicy Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup Recipe). Oven roasted pumpkins and sweet potatoes with spicy puree and chicken stock for a warming winter treat. You can peel the pumpkin but you don't need to because the skin goes very soft. Garnish with bacon bits, creme fraiche, yogurt or julienned basil leaves.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Spicy Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coriander seeds

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns

1 clove garlic

2 tablespoons olive oil

divided

1 medium sugar pumpkin

4 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes

1 large onion

chopped

1 ½ quarts chicken broth

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

In a mortar or spice grinder grind coriander cumin oregano fennel red pepper salt and peppercorns into a coarse powder. Blend in garlic and 1 tablespoon olive oil to form a paste.

Step 3

Wash pumpkin and cut into 2-inch wide wedges scraping away seeds. Peel potatoes and cut each potato lengthwise into 6 wedges. Smear the pumpkin and the potatoes with the spice paste and place in a baking dish.

Step 4

Roast in preheated oven 30 to 40 minutes until tender and just beginning to blacken at the thinnest points.

Step 5

Meanwhile in a large pot over medium heat cook the onion in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil until translucent.

Step 6

Chop pumpkin and potatoes into smaller chunks and puree in a blender or food processor with some of the chicken broth until smooth. Be sure to scrape the roasted spice paste off the baking dish and include it in the puree. It may be necessary to deglaze the dish with a little chicken broth.

Step 7

Pour the pureed vegetables into the pot with the onions and stir in as much additional chicken stock as needed to achieve the desired consistency. Heat through.

Nutritional Information

Spicy Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 196.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.7g 9%

Carbohydrates: 37g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 5g 20%

Sugars: 9.8g

Fat: 5.5g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.8g 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 33346.3IU 667%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.3mg 26%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 37.3mg 62%

Folate: 53.1mcg 13%

Calcium: 118.4mg 12%

Iron: 3.9mg 22%

Magnesium: 61.3mg 22%

Potassium: 1197.8mg 34%

Sodium: 282.3mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 49.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.