Curried Pumpkin Soup

Leslie's Featured Recipes.
The combination of orange juice, coconut milk, pumpkin and curry powder gives this soup a delicious rich flavour and creamy consistency.

Curried Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredients
2 tbsp / 25 ml canola oil
2 cups / 500 ml finely chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 cups / 1 L water
1 can (28 oz. / 798 ml) pure pumpkin purée,
1 cup / 250 ml 100% orange juice
1 cup / 250 ml coconut milk
2 tbsp / 25 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tbsp / 15 ml curry powder
1.5 tsp / 7 ml coarse sea salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp / 0.5 ml red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 tsp / 5 ml ground coriander
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup / 125 ml coarsely choppd fresh cilantro

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  When pan is hot, add onions and sauté for about 8 to 10 minutes.  Add garlic; sauté for another minute.

Add water, pumpkin purée, orange juice, coconut milk, lime juice, curry powder, salt, red pepper flakes and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Garnish with fresh cilantro just before serving.

Serves 8.

Per 1 cup (250 ml) serving: 156 calores, 3 g protein, 10 g total fat (6 g saturated fat), 17 g carbohydrate, 4 g fibre, 0 mg cholesterol, 452 mg sodium

Source: Leslie Beck's Healthy Kitchen