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Lorraine's Pumpkin Soup Recipe
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Before Eric Smith's trusty sidekick, Lorraine Merrick left us for New Zealand, she gave us this recipe for a filling pumpkin soup - perfect for the English winter.
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For a little extra flavour, try adding some chopped bacon when sweating the red onion.

Pumpkins are loaded with beta-carotene - an important source of vitamin A.

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Ingredients
1 red onionHalf a yellow pepper
4 tbsp olive oilHalf a red pepper
A dozen cherry tomatoesHalf a medium pumpkin - deseeded
1 carrot 2 vegetable stock cubes
1 average-sized potatoHalf a mug of milk
  • Peel and chop vegetables into small chunks/ strips.
  • Sweat the red onion in olive oil until soft.
    Add peppers, pumpkin, carrot and potato. and cook for 3-4 minutes (stirring thoroughly).
  • Now add the vegetable stock and the cherry tomatoes. Cover and simmer until vegetables are soft.
  • Blend until smooth, then add the milk and a little water until it is at the desired consistency.
  • Gently heat then add salt and pepper to taste.

    Serve on its own, with a little oregano, or even with some parmesan cheese (add parmesan during final heating).
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