Best Savory Pumpkin Soup Recipes

SAVORY PUMPKIN PIE SOUP WITH CINNAMON MARSHMALLOWS, PEPITA STREUSEL, AND WHIPPED CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Make the pumpkin soup:
• Wrap the cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, allspice berries, peppercorns, and fresh ginger in cheesecloth and secure with kitchen string.
• In a large heavy pot over moderate heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, garlic, celery, and leeks and sauté until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the pumpkin, 2 quarts water, and the spice package and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to moderately low and simmer uncovered until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard the spice package. Working in small batches, ladle the soup into a blender and purée until smooth. Transfer to a clean large pot then sprinkle with nutmeg and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve. DO AHEAD: Soup can be made in advance and refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 3 days. Reheat in a large pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.
• Make the cinnamon marshmallows:
• In a large bowl or resealable plastic bag, combine marshmallows and cinnamon and gently toss to coat the marshmallows in cinnamon. DO AHEAD: Marshmallows can be prepared in advance and stored, in a resealable plastic bag or an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.
• Make the pepita streusel:
• Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, and salt. Add the butter and, using your hands, rub the ingredients together until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add the pepitas and toss to combine. Spread the mixture on the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the streusel to a rack to cool, then break it into roughly 1-inch pieces. DO AHEAD: Streusel can be made in advance and stored, in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.
• Make the whipped crème fraîche:
• In a medium bowl, combine the heavy cream and crème fraîche. Whisk until light and fluffy. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Whipped crème fraîche can be made in advance and refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 2 hours.
• To serve:
• Ladle the warm soup into bowls and garnish with the streusel, marshmallows, and dollops of whipped crème fraîche.

SAVORY PUMPKIN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add pumpkin, chicken broth, water, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add milk and yogurt. Puree using an immersion blender until smooth. Add ham and let stand until heated through.

SAVORY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Chop garlic and cook in olive oil for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Add the pumpkin, and vegetable/chicken stock, water, curry powder and cumin. Bring this to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Use an immersion/stick blender to blitz the soup until smooth. Add sliced mushrooms (and chicken or shrimp, if desired). Turn heat to low and simmer until kale is done.
• Wash the kate well in a bowl of water. Separate the leaves from the stems. Discard the stems. Place a frying pan over a medium heat and fill with the kale. Put a lid on the pan, if you have one, and wilt the kale for three minutes, turning every so often so the kale cooks evenly. Remove from the frying pan to a chopping board and leave to cool completely.
• Remove the soup from the heat and stir through the sour cream. Grind over some pepper and add salt to taste.
• Chop the kale and add to the soup pot.
• Taste for seasoning.

SPICY SAVORY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and drain the beans and corn, put them aside for now.
• Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat.
• Meld the pumpkin puree into the broth, stirring well, until completely incorporated.
• Stir in the beans.
• Add the oil and garlic and incorporate, then lower the heat and let it simmer for a few minutes.
• Add the corn and green onion (or the rinsed chiles if you're using those) and stir them in well.
• Mix in the dried ingredients and incorporate. Then put in the cilantro.
• Raise the heat a little and let it simmer until thick and bubbly, about 15-25 minutes.

SAVORY PUMPKIN AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and onions and saute until onions begin to soften, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium, add garlic, carrots, celery, pumpkin, salt and pepper, and cook 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add brandy and stir to deglaze the pot. Add the apples, apricots, nutmeg, allspice, curry paste, molasses and lemon juice. Cook, stirring from time to time, for another 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken stock, apple cider and thyme, and bring to a quick simmer. Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer gently 30-40 minutes until apples, pumpkin and veggies are very soft. Remove stems of thyme (leaves will have fallen off). Remove from heat and using caution, puree in batches in a blender until smooth. Return to the cleaned pot and rewarm over medium-low heat just until steaming hot and bubbles break the surface - do not allow to boil. If soup is too thick add chicken stock to preferred consistency. Taste and add salt/pepper as desired. Ladle into warmed bowls, sprinkle with grated cheddar, walnuts and chives. NOTES: - pumpkin may be substituted with squash or yams - unsweetened apple juice may be used instead of apple cider - curry powder may be used instead of curry paste - garlic croutons topped with caramelized onions are also a tasty garnish - may be made in advance, cooled to room temp, then covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days - soup freezes well and keeps 3 months

SWEET AND SAVORY PUMPKIN-CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray cut sides of pumpkin with cooking spray. Place pumpkin halves, cut-sides down, in a roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pumpkin is soft, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven, and allow to rest until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Scrape pumpkin flesh into a blender and discard skins.
• While pumpkin is cooling, place frozen cauliflower in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until fork-tender, about 3 minutes. Add cauliflower to the blender with pumpkin flesh. Add skim milk and evaporated milk and puree until smooth. Transfer mixture to a microwave-safe bowl and stir in brown sugar, marjoram, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
• Microwave on high until soup is heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.

SAVORY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix the pumpkin, vegetable broth, heavy cream, garlic powder and onion powder. Bring to a boil. Stir in the pasta. Cook 12 minutes, or until pasta is tender but firm. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Stir in pumpkin pie spice, parsley and cilantro. Slowly stir butter, plain yogurt and sour cream into the mixture, making sure they do not curdle. Stir in the cheese, allowing it to melt. Serve topped with nuts.

SAVORY PUMPKIN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add pumpkin, chicken broth, water, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add milk and yogurt. Puree using an immersion blender until smooth. Add ham and let stand until heated through.