My girlfriend brought me this recipe and couldn’t stop gushing about it. I fully concur that this is now my favorite pumpkin soup after giving it a try. It is vegan and made with coconut milk, which gives it a wonderful, mild flavor.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seed oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 ½ cups cubed fresh pumpkin
- 1 red bell pepper, cubed
- 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon red curry paste
- 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
- 1 ear fresh corn on the cob
- ½ (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 lemon, juiced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup chopped Thai basil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add pumpkin, red bell pepper, and ginger; cook until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in curry paste and cook for 1 more minute. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until pumpkin and bell pepper are soft, about 25 minutes.
- Cut corn kernels off the cob; add to the pot with coconut milk. Cook an additional 5 minutes; season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with Thai basil before serving.
- Depending on your taste and the spiciness of the chile paste, use more or less. And remember, you can always add more, but once it’s too spicy, it’s too spicy.
Reviews
This was a delicious soup and a great way to use up pumpkins. Didn’t change a thing in the recipe.
Smooth, silky, satisfying! My whole family loved it and that is saying A LOT.
lovely soup, will be making often this fall!
delicious
Loved this soup. I didn’t have red peppers, fresh pumpkin, ginger, or corn. I substituted 5 regular potatoes and 1 large sweet potato, a couple cans of pumpkin purée, ground ginger, and increased the broth to cover the potatoes. It turned out super yummy. I did have to add quite a bit more curry paste to be able to feel a little heat.