Gaea's Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Gaea's Creamy Pumpkin Soup

SERVES 4
Ingredients:
·         4 cups pumpkin, peeled, seeded, and chopped
·         1 cup red pepper, seeded and chopped
·         1 cup zucchini, chopped

·         1 cup yellow onions, chopped

·         1⁄2 cup celery with stem, chopped
·         6 to 7 tablespoons Gaea Sitia extra-virgin olive oil

·         1⁄2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds

·         1 cup crumbled goat cheese (or hard cheese) 
·         2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger

Directions:
Place the chopped pumpkin, zucchini, onions and celery in a large soup pot and add the vegetable stock until at least half the vegetables are covered. Bring the broth to a boil then let simmer over
low heat for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the soup cool to room temperature before pureeing vegetable and broth in a blender. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the pureed mixture and return the soup to the pot and let simmer for 15 minutes before serving in individual soup bowls. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the pumpkin seeds, crumbled cheese, and ginger.

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