This full flavoured and thick soup is achieved by cooking the pumpkin with CircoRoast®. A drizzle of basil oil will complement the sweet and nutty flavour of the pumpkin.
This recipe is great for people with a gluten-free diet. Please check each ingredient you purchase to ensure it does not contain gluten.
Function: Circo Roasting®
2 kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into 2 cm squares
1 onion, roughly chopped
5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
50 ml olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 bunch basil
80ml olive oil, extra
500 ml cream
500 ml water
Pumpkin soup freezes well, make a double recipe.
Combine the pumpkin, onion, garlic and olive oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
Line the enamel universal tray with baking paper and arrange vegetables evenly on the tray. Put the tray onto shelf level 3. Select CircoRoast® and cook at 180⁰C for 30 minutes, turning vegetables after 15 minutes.
While the pumpkin is roasting remove the basil leaves from the stems. Discard the stems. Keep half of the leaves aside to be added to the soup later. Place the remaining leaves in the bowl of a food processor with the extra olive oil and process until smooth. Set aside.
Put the roast vegetables into a large saucepan. Add the cream and water to the saucepan and place on an Induction or Step Flame cooktop. Set the level to 7 on Induction or 8 on Step Flame. Bring to the boil. When the soup is boiling add the basil leaves, remove from the heat and using a hand–held blender, puree the soup until smooth.
Season to taste and serve drizzled with basil oil.
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60 g, unless specified.
Warren is a chef with over 20 years of cooking experience, ranging from Michelin Star Restaurants to 5 star Hotels. He is highly passionate about embracing technology to create food that is visually stunning, tasty and packed with a whole lot of nutritional goodness.