Easy Peasy Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized pumpkin (1.8kg)
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 500ml chicken or vegetable stock
• 120ml double cream
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• A pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and gently cook the onion and garlic until soft and golden.
2. Peel, deseed and chop a pumpkin into chunks and add it to the pan along with the stock and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, uncovered, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for around 30 minutes until the pumpkin is fork-tender.
3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and use an immersion blender to blend the pumpkin mixture until smooth. Stir in the cream and season to taste.