Our roasted pumpkin soup is very easy to make and tastes like fall. Roasting makes it sweet and nutty, then a quick puree creates a silky, smooth soup.
Ingredients
- 2.75 pounds sugar pumpkin or butternut squash, halved and seeded
- 1 onion, peeled and quartered through the stem
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 5 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium vegetable stock
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven, cut pumpkin and toss with oil: Preheat oven to 450°F. Cut pumpkin into 2-inch pieces. Combine pumpkin, onion, and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Add oil and 2 teaspoons salt; toss to coat, then spread in a single layer.
- 2Roast pumpkin: Roast until pumpkin is tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 30 minutes, rotating pan and tossing vegetables halfway through. Let cool, then remove skins.
- 3Place vegetables in saucepan and add stock: Transfer vegetables to a medium saucepan; heat over medium. Pour in 2 cups stock.
- 4Puree, add remaining stock: Use an immersion blender to puree until smooth. With the blender running, slowly add remaining 3 cups stock, and puree until smooth.
- 5Heat, and serve: Bring soup just to a simmer. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm until serving.