Autumn, Pumpkin Season: A Warm Soup on a Cold Evening

This is what you need to warm the body and spirit, a good hot soup on these cold and humid evenings is just right. Accompany it with slightly toasted homemade bread and you will have a light and tasty dish.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 1 Hour
  • Cooking methods: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Autumn, Winter

Ingredients

  • 1.1 lbs yellow pumpkin
  • 0.66 lbs potatoes
  • 1/2 white onion
  • to taste parsley
  • to taste rosemary
  • to taste marjoram
  • 2.5 oz grated Grana Padano
  • to taste salt and pepper
  • to taste extra virgin olive oil

Steps

  • In a pan, heat 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, add the chopped onion and sauté, cut the pumpkin and potatoes into cubes and put them in the pan. Sauté for a few minutes, season with salt and pepper and add the herbs.

  • minute, season with salt and pepper and add the herbs. After 5 minutes, add a glass of water and cook. If it dries too much, add water and cook for 20 minutes with a lid. After the cooking time, remove the herbs and transfer everything into a bowl and blend well with a hand blender, after blending, pass everything through a fine-mesh strainer to remove all the filaments.

  • Reheat and serve in a deep dish garnished with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and Grana Padano to taste, and serve with toasted bread!

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