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