Leek and pumpkin soup with lime

Name: Leek and pumpkin soup with lime
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large leek, halved lengthwise and chopped; 1 tbsp butter; salt and pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; zest of 1/2 lime; 200 g pumpkin purèe; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup water; juice of 1/2 lime; pinch nutmeg (optional)

Soyeon @cook_25623650

Dubai, UAE

In this kind-of-autumn soup, the leek is the main star. The pumpkin purèe acts as a flavour booster, rather than overpowering the delicate taste of leeks. Spash of lime juice at the end really brightens up everything.

Soyeon @cook_25623650

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Ingredients

50 mins

2 people

1large leek, halved lengthwise and chopped
1 tbspbutter
salt and pepper
1 clovegarlic, minced
zest of 1/2 lime
200 gpumpkin purèe
1/2 cupmilk
1/2 cupwater
juice of 1/2 lime
pinchnutmeg (optional)

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Steps

50 mins

1

Melt butter in pot over medium heat. Add leeks, garlic, and lime zest, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until very soft, for about 15 minutes.
2

Stir in the pumpkin purèe, and add milk and water. Turn the heat to medium-high; when it starts to boil, turn down the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes.
3

Blend the soup with a hand blender. Stir in lime juice and nutmeg, and season with salt to taste. Serve with lime wedges and a dollop of crème fraîche, if desired.