Healthy Halloween Recipe Idea: Pumpkin and Apple Soup

Healthy Halloween Recipe Idea: Pumpkin and Apple Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of real pumpkin (or 30 ounce can of pumpkin purée.)
  • 3 cups of vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1 large apple, cored and chopped
  • 1 inch of grated ginger
  • 2 crushed garlic cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder
  • Sea salt
  • Pepper
  • Cayenne pepper

Directions

Cut pumpkin in half, and remove the seeds.
Cook the pumpkin halves for 45 minutes in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until soft pumpkin can easily be scooped out. Alternative: Use a 28 ounce can of pumpkin purée.
In a large pot, heat 1/4 of broth over medium, and add chopped apple, garlic, onion, and herbs and spices.
Cook until unions and apples are soft, then add remainder of broth.
Add pumpkin to the pot
Simmer for 10 minutes at medium heat.
In batches, purée the soup in a food processor or blender
Return purée to the pot, taste and season according to preference.
Top with fresh sage leaves or thin ginger slices.