This creamy pumpkin and apple soup combines the savory flavor of Hokkaido and butternut squash with the fruity sweetness of apples. Cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg give it a wonderfully autumnal flavor that also works very well for the Christmas season.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Hokkaido pumpkin
- 1 kg butternut squash
- 2 large onions
- 1 celeriac
- 3 cloves garlic (optional)
- 4 carrots
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 juniper berries
- 1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
- 800 ml vegetable stock
- 3–4 apples
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- a little cardamom
- 3 sprigs parsley
- salt and pepper
- a little oil for sautéing
- optional: a little cream for extra creaminess
Preparation
Peel and roughly chop the onions and garlic. Sauté them in a little oil.
Peel and dice the celeriac and carrots, then add them to the onions. Sauté briefly.
Remove the seeds from the Hokkaido pumpkin and cut it into rough chunks. Peel the butternut squash and cut it into similar-sized pieces.
Peel the apples, quarter them, remove the cores and dice them. Add the pumpkin and apples to the vegetables and sauté everything together for a few minutes.
Pour in the vegetable stock and bring briefly to a boil.
Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaves, juniper berries and, if desired, the caraway seeds. Reduce the heat, cover the pot and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Add the nutmeg and cardamom shortly before the end of the cooking time.
Remove the bay leaves, juniper berries and cinnamon stick. Purée the soup until smooth using an immersion blender. For an especially creamy soup, add a little cream.
Season to taste with salt, pepper and, if desired, a little cinnamon.
Serving
Serve the pumpkin and apple soup in preheated bowls and garnish with chopped parsley, coriander and a few drops of pumpkin seed oil.
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