A Nice Earthy Wintery Soup

Sunday nights is our ice skating night and what better to come home to than a nice warm wintery soup. I had gotten some cauliflour from the fruteria on special this week and bought pumpkin with it thinking of mixing them together for a nice earthy soup. Perfect soup for a nice winter day.

Roasted cauliflower and pumpkin soup

Ingredients:

1 cauliflower
1 piece of pumpkin (about 400gr)
1 leek
1 garlic clove
2 tbsp of flour
1 cup of milk
2 cups of vegetable broth (or chicken)
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of cumin
1 bay leaf
oil
water
pepper
salt

Cut the pumpkin, removing the skin and the middle, and the cauliflower. Place on a oven plate and drizzle a bit of olive oil on them. Grill them for about 10 to 15 mins until a nice golden roast is obtained.

Meanwhile, cut the leek and garlic clove into big pieces. In a large pot, heat oil and add the veggies. Sweat for 3 mins and add the flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.

Add broth, pumpkin and cauliflower to the mix. Top with hot water until the veggies are barely covered.

Add cinnamon, cumin and bay leaf. Simmer for about 20 mins until veggies are tender. Remove the bay leaf and use a hand blender to turn the soup into a cream. Add milk to soften the texture. Serve soup with a splash of pepper in the middle of the bowl for taste and decoration. Enjoy :)