Thai pumpkin soup

Thai pumpkin soup

Make the most of autumn's harvest with this warming, seasonal soup

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the pumpkin or squash in a roasting tin with half the oil and seasoning, then roast for 30 mins until golden and tender.
  2. Meanwhile, put the remaining oil in a pan with the onion, ginger and lemongrass. Gently cook for 8-10 mins until softened. Stir in the curry paste for 1 min, followed by the roasted pumpkin, all but 3 tbsp of the coconut milk and the stock. Bring to a simmer, cook for 5 mins, then fish out the lemongrass. Cool for a few mins, then whizz until smooth with a hand blender, or in a large blender in batches. Return to the pan to heat through, seasoning with salt, pepper, lime juice and sugar, if it needs it. Serve drizzled with the remaining coconut milk and scattered with chilli, if you like.

Per serving

192 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, sugar 9g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010.

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  • 17 September 2010

    Flylady rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a really delicious soup. The heat from the curry paste balances the sweetness of the squash. Freezes beautifully too.

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  • 22 September 2010

    Schmauz rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made a large batch of this and take it into work for lunch. I have passed the recipe on to ALL my colleagues who love it too!

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  • 30 September 2010

    Gill Kilmurray rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I also have made a large batch which I have taken into work to FEED my colleagues. Very nice warming soup and very easy to make.

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  • 02 October 2010

    pips rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice soup and have ben asked to make it again. Its a hit !!

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  • 02 October 2010

    Alison rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for lunch today - yummy!

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  • 02 October 2010

    Beth commented on this recipe

    A nice warming lunchtime soup. Very Good.

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  • 05 October 2010

    Alexandra rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    wonderful deep flavour, spicey but not too much, excellent autumn recipe

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  • 06 October 2010

    Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely soup - used butternut squash & green curry paste so not as spicy. Good for gluten & dairy free diet. Will make again Ruth MT

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  • 30 October 2010

    Jayne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this with the insides of our halloween pumpkin (that we threw out last year)....what a great recipe. Kids enjoyed it too!

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  • 30 October 2010

    caro rated this recipe

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  • 31 October 2010

    bluecow commented on this recipe

    Lovely warming soup with nice spicey flavour

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  • 31 October 2010

    bluecow rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sorry forgot to rate it!

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  • 01 November 2010

    Naomi rated and commented on this recipe

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    This soup is delicious - it's so easy to make and I love it!

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  • 02 November 2010

    clh1983 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice, I added two birdseye chillies - a really nice way to use up pumpkin.

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    02 November 2010

    TY rated this recipe

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  • 03 November 2010

    Elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made a huge pan of this for a fireworks party at my son's school and sold it all. Many people commented how good it was and several asked for the recipe.

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  • 05 November 2010

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used butternut squash in place of the pumpkin. This soup was gorgeous - really warm and spicy.

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  • 06 November 2010

    cupcakeliz commented on this recipe

    Fabulous soup. Used butternut squash and sweet potato and made it chunky. Really, really scrummy.

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  • 09 November 2010

    School hols rated and commented on this recipe

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    Easy and delicious, freezes really well too! Yum

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  • 09 November 2010

    bungo rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    what was I doing wrong? I made this precisely as the recipe stated and ended upp with a VERY thick puree. I had to had a wholelot more stock - Is should think at least another 400ml - to make it the consistency of a thick soup. Tasted fine and I will make it agaain but next time I will also use light coconut milk to cut back a bit on calories and saturated fat.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1.5kg pumpkin or squash, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 4 tsp sunflower oil
  • 1 onion , sliced
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 lemongrass , bashed a little
  • 3-4 tbsp Thai red curry paste
  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 850ml vegetable stock
  • lime juice and sugar, for seasoning
  • 1 red chilli , sliced, to serve (optional)
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Per serving

192 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, sugar 9g, salt 0.94 g

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