Pumpkin soup

Winter chill has finally arrived. The sun has been shining but the wind is coming off snow from the blue mountains and beyond. We got home late from my brother in laws birthday lunch so made pumpkin soup. 30 mins from start to finish & 25 minutes of those were watching tv & doing chores while it cooked.

Ingredients

1 onion, peeled & quartered 

1 clove garlic, peeled

Splash olive oil

500g butternut pumpkin, peel & roughly chopped into cubes

2 carrots, peeled & roughly chopped

1T vegetable stock

300g water

Method

1. Put onion & garlic in TM bowl, chop 7 secs/Speed 8
2. Add oil (no more than 1t), sauté 2 minutes/100 degrees/Speed 1
3. Add pumpkin & carrot, chop 15 secs/Speed 7
4. Add stock & water, cook 25 minutes/100 degrees/Speed 1
5. Add a little more water if too thick (no more than 100 grams)
6. Blend 30 secs going slowly from Speed 1 to Speed 9
7. Serve with teaspoon sour cream &/or coriander &/or crusty bread