Pumpkin Soup ( Zuppa Di Zucca ) Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1Â 1/2 kg pumpkin peeled seeded and diced into 5cm cubes
- 150 gm new potatoes peeled and cubed as above (preferably yellow Charlotte or possibly Roseval)
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 50 gm butter
- 2 sm red onions peeled and finely minced
- 2 clv garlic peeled and cut into slivers
- 4 lrg sprigs fresh marjoram
- 12 x dry chillies
- Â Â sea salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- 1 lt Chicken Stock (qv)
- Â Â Parmesan freshly grated
- Â Â extra virgin extra virgin olive oil
- 6 slc ciabatta bread
- 2 clv garlic peeled and halved
Directions
- Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy saucepan and gently fry the onion till soft.
- Stir in the garlic and marjoram leaves the pumpkin and potato and continue to cook for a minute.
- Season with the chilli salt and pepper.
- Add in sufficient stock to just cover the pumpkin turn down the heat and simmer till the pumpkin is tender about 20-25 min.
- You may need to add in more stock.
- Strain about a third of the stock from the pumpkin and set aside.
- Put the remainder in a food processor and pulse; the mix should be very thick.
- Return this to the saucepan and add in the stock you removed.
- Check for seasoning.
- This is a very thick soup.
- Serve with Parmesan new peppery extra virgin olive oil and crostini made from toasted ciabatta rubbed with garlic and dipped into extra virgin extra virgin olive oil.
- VariationAdd 150g cooked cannellini beans (qv cannellini) when you add in the pumpkin. Reserve some whole ones to add in to the final puree.
- There are many varieties of pumpkin and squash. We use the ones which have a deep orange flesh and which are moist when cut.
- Serves 6
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 430g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 232 | |
| Calories from Fat 134 | 58% |
| Total Fat 15.23g | 19% |
| Saturated Fat 6.14g | 25% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium 395mg | 16% |
| Potassium 922mg | 26% |
| Total Carbs 20.56g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.8g | 9% |
| Sugars 4.82g | 3% |
| Protein 6.24g | 10% |
