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Roasted pumpkin soup with hazelnut and parmesan toasts

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1.75kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, roughly chopped (see tips)
  • spray oil
  • 1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 medium-sized (250g) desiree potatoes, peeled, diced
  • 1 cup liquid salt-reduced vegetable stock
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 slices sourdough bread
  • ¼ cup (25g) finely grated fresh parmesan cheese (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons toasted hazelnuts, peeled, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place pumpkin on prepared tray and spray with oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until tender and golden. Place one-third of the roasted pumpkin in an airtight container and place in fridge (reserving for Day 5 recipe, see tips).

    2 Meanwhile, set a large saucepan over a medium heat and spray with oil. Add leek and celery to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic to pan and cook, stirring, for 1 more minute.

    3 Add potatoes and stock to pan. Cover and simmer for 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add remaining roasted pumpkin to pan and simmer for 3 more minutes then leave soup mixture to cool slightly.

    4 Blend soup with a stick blender until smooth. Warm over a medium heat. Meanwhile, preheat grill to high. Scatter sourdough with parmesan (if using) and grill until toast is golden and parmesan melts.

    5 Divide soup among serving bowls, scatter hazelnuts over soup and serve each with a dollop of yoghurt and toast.

    HFG tip

    If you don’t plan to make Roasted pumpkin, leek and mushroom cannelloni (Day 5 recipe), you only need 1.2kg butternut pumpkin.

    This recipe is part of our 7 days, 7 dinners feature – make dinners for a week easily, including ‘make ahead’ components to be used in other dishes.

    (Makes two portions: use the extra portion for the recipe on Day 5.)

    Day 1: Chicken, lentil and kumara curry

    Day 2: Meatballs in tomato and eggplant sauce with couscous

    Day 3: Roasted pumpkin soup with hazelnut and parmesan toasts (above)

    Day 4: Fish stir-fry with broccoli and ginger

    Day 5: Roasted pumpkin, leek and mushroom cannelloni

    Day 6: Chicken, eggplant and capsicum bake with cauliflower mash

    Day 7: Spiced pilaf with meatballs, currants and baby spinach

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