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PUMPKIN SOUP Picture of 4 bowls of soup

10 minutes preparation + 20 minutes cooking
15 serves of vegies in this recipe 

1 medium brown onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon olive oil
750g pumpkin, peeled and cubed
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
¼ cup low-fat natural yoghurt

Heat oil in a large pot and cook onion and garlic over low heat until onion is translucent. Add pumpkin, potato and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until pumpkin is tender. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Puree in a blender until smooth. Add yoghurt to serve.
Serves 4.
 
Hint
If the soup is too thick add a little low-fat milk to make desired consistency.
Variation
Replace yoghurt with ¼ cup reduced-fat coconut milk and heat through. Sprinkle with coriander.
 
Pumpkin soup is featured top right of photograph.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serves in this recipe: 4
Serve size: 532 g
   Quantity per serving  Quantity per 100g
 Energy     858.85 kJ    161.42 kJ
 Protein

      7.53 g

      1.41 g
 Fat
     -saturated
      6.48 g
      1.69 g
      1.22 g 
      0.32 g
 Carbohydrate
     -sugars
     26.97 g 
     15.90 g
       5.07g 
      2.99 g
 Fibre        3.97 g        0.75 g
 Sodium     1061.70 mg      199.55 mg

 
© Healthy Food Fast, State of Western Australia, 2009. Permission is required to reproduce this recipe.