Method

• Peel and chop pumpkin, lay into roasting dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with first seasoning with salt & pepper
• Roast at 180 degrees C for approx 40mins or till starting to brown
• In a large pot over medium heat add olive oil
• Roughly chop onion, garlic, carrot & celery, add to pot with seasoning and fry off until starts to brown, add in the roasted pumpkin
• Add 1 – 1
• 5 litres of boiling water and reduce to low heat
• Simmer for approx one hour, stirring occasionally
• Use stick blender to blitz everything together, then add salt & pepper to taste
• Note: There are so many different variations you can make with pumpkin to suit your taste, by adding your favourite herb/spice at the initial stage into the pot, e
• g
• curry, chilli, or cumin etc
• Serve with some lovely fresh bread eg
• Pane maggia sourdough from Beanos Bakery is delicious or from any of our great bakeries at the market!