Spicy Pumpkin Soup

Cooking time: 40 mins
Preparation time: 15 mins
Serves: 6
Vegetarian: No
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 70g sliced chorizo
- Garlic Croutons to serve
- 900g/2lb skinned and roughly chopped pumpkin
- 1 small onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 600ml hot chicken stock
- 4 tbsp fresh chopped flat leaf parsley
How to cook it:
- Heat the oil over a moderate heat in a large heavy based pan. Cook the pumpkin and onion for 5 minutes over a moderate heat until softened and pale golden
- Chop the chorizo finely and add to the pan with the cumin and coriander and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes
- Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until the pumpkin is tender
- Using a hand held blender, whiz the soup until fairly smooth, but still retaining some texture
- Stir in 3 tbsp of the chopped parsley and serve in warmed mugs with croutons and the remaining parsley scattered on top

