Name: Pumpkin Soup with Chili Cran-Apple Relish
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 - 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan; 2 Tbsp butter; 1 fresh bay leaf; 2 ribs celery with greens, finely chopped (save time and purchase celery already washed, trimmed and cut into sticks - this makes chopping fast work); 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped; Salt and pepper; 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tsp poultry seasoning or 2 tsp ground thyme; 2 tsp hot sauce, or to taste; 6 cups chicken stock; 1 (28-oz) can cooked pumpkin puree; 2 cups heavy cream; ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 crisp apple, such as McIntosh or Granny Smith, finely chopped; ¼ red onion, finely chopped; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; ½ cup dried sweetened cranberries, chopped; 1 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp honey; ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Pumpkin Soup with Chili Cran-Apple Relish

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

25 min

Yields

4 - 8 servings

This delicious fall-themed soup can serve 8 as a first-course appetizer or 4 as a main entree.

ingredients

Soup

Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan

Tbsp butter

fresh bay leaf

ribs celery with greens, finely chopped (save time and purchase celery already washed, trimmed and cut into sticks - this makes chopping fast work)

medium yellow onion, finely chopped

Salt and pepper

Tbsp all-purpose flour

tsp poultry seasoning or 2 tsp ground thyme

tsp hot sauce, or to taste

cups chicken stock

(28-oz) can cooked pumpkin puree

cups heavy cream

tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Relish

crisp apple, such as McIntosh or Granny Smith, finely chopped

red onion, finely chopped

Tbsp lemon juice

cup dried sweetened cranberries, chopped

tsp chili powder

tsp honey

tsp ground cinnamon

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directions

Step 1

Heat a medium soup pot over medium to medium high heat. Add the oil and melt the butter. Add bay, celery, and onion. Season the veggies with salt and pepper. Cook 6 or 7 minutes, until tender. Add flour, poultry seasoning and hot sauce, to taste, then cook flour a minute. Whisk in chicken stock and bring liquid to a bubble. Whisk in pumpkin in large spoonfuls to incorporate it into the broth. Simmer soup 10 minutes to thicken a bit then add in cream and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low and keep warm until ready to serve.

Step 2

While soup cooks, assemble the relish: combine apple, onion, lemon juice, cranberries, chili powder, honey and cinnamon.

Step 3

Adjust seasonings in soup and relish and serve soup in shallow bowls with a few spoonfuls of relish.

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