Easy Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 3/4 kg (about 1.65 lb) pumpkin pieces
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 leek stalk, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 sweet potatoes, chopped
• A pinch of nutmeg
• A pinch of black pepper
• A pinch of ground cloves
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• A pinch of dried coriander
• A pinch of ground cumin
• Salt to taste
• 2 liters chicken stock
• A small cup of olive oil
• Recipe for this pumpkin soup from a friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Today:
• Salam Shaeito
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• For more soups from Salam try Harira Soup

Method

1. Sauté the onion in olive oil until soft, then add the chopped celery and leek and stir.
2. When they soften, add the carrots, then the sweet potato and pumpkin, and stir.
3. Cover the pot and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
   Timers: 10 min
4. Add the hot chicken stock, then add the spices and stir.
5. Simmer the soup on low heat for half an hour or until the ingredients are tender.
6. Blend the soup until smooth, bring it to a boil for one more minute, then serve hot.