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Pumpkin Bean Soup Recipe


  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This Pumpkin Bean Soup is super easy to prepare. Best served with a dash of cream and some fresh buttered bread.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1.5kg (3lbs) kabocha squash or similar pumpkin
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 240g (1 14oz can) cooked butter beans, drained
  • 12g (2 tbsp) curry powder
  • 400ml (1 14oz can) coconut milk
  • 750ml (3 cups) vegetable stock

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/355°F/gas mark 4. Halve the pumpkin crosswise and scoop out seeds and strings. Place pumpkin halves in a large baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 30-45 minutes, or until fork tender. When it is cool enough to touch, discard the seeds. Scoop out the flesh and set it aside.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pot. When the mixture starts sizzling, add the onion and fry gently until softened and translucent, which should take about 8 minutes.
  3. Tip in the pumpkin, butter beans, coconut milk and vegetable stock. 
  4. Turn up the heat and let the contents start boiling. Lower the heat until a simmering point is reached and cook for 10 minutes, or until the onions are completely cooked. 
  5. Transfer the contents in batches to a food processor and blend until desired consistency. I prefer my soup to be silky smooth. 
  6. Garnish to your heart’s content and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

  • For a complete meal you can serve brown bread with lashes of butter on the side.
  • A dash of cream goes nicely with the soup.
  • Different ovens cook different things at different rates. My old oven used to take about 90 minutes to bake a halved pumpkin. My new one takes 30 minutes. If you would rather want to play it safe, bake the pumpkin first, then only start cooking the beans.
  • Feel free to use a different variety of pumpkin; whatever you find available. Locally grown is best!
  • This soup freezes well. 
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Boil
  • Cuisine: American

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