Recipes - Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

• Red pumpkin 1 kg.
• Spring onions, minced 6 nos.
• Cream, thin 1 cup
• Mint leaves As required
• Cream for garnish ¼ cup
• Chicken stock 6 cups
• Water 1 cup
• Sugar 2 tsps.
• Pepper As required
• Tomato 1 no.
• Salt As required

Method:

1. Cut the pumpkin into little cubes and boil in 1 cup of water until soft.
2. Add the pumpkin to the chicken stock with onions, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook for 10 minutes and then blend in a blender and strain.
4. Cool completely and add 1 cup thin cream.
5. Chill and just before serving, put a tomato slice topped with two mint leaves and a piped cream star.