preheat oven to 180 degrees. cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds. (you can wash, drain and bake the seeds if you want) put 2 cloves of garlic and 1 tsp of dried Italian herbs on each half of the pumpkin. wack into the oven and bake for 90 mins
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once done, remove and let cool. once cooled, scoop out all the pumpkin flesh into a large bowl, this includes the dried herbs and the garlic. in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, add in onions and stir fry until translucent
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add in the pumpkin flesh, veg stock, cumin and nutmeg. stir to combine well. carefully pour the soup into a blender and bliz it up until smooth. return to the sauce pan and add the cream and bay leaf. stir to combine. You can thin out the soup by adding more water if you dun like it thick
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serve in bread bowls ans garnish with chicken ham. voila! another soup for the leftover bread bowls
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You can get the bread bowls recipe from my Mushroom Soup in Bread Bowls recipe
The roasted pumpkin with herbs and the finishing touch of the leftover chicken ham makes this soup divine at all levels...