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I'm always looking for courgette recipes,always seem to have too many. It sounds really nice will give it a whirl


Pumpkin soup

Large pumpkin (about 1 kg)
1 white onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
2 sprigs rosemary
2 tbsp clear honey
3 tbsp virgin olive oil
500 ml chicken stock, or cubes
1 glasses dry white wine
150 ml double cream
1 lemon, juice only

To serve

double cream, whipped
sprigs chervil
olive oil

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7.

2. Peel the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Dice the flesh into large cubes and put in a roasting tray. Scatter around the chopped onion and garlic and tuck in the rosemary sprigs.

3. Drizzle over the honey and olive oil and roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender and golden. Baste half way through to stop the honey catching on the bottom of the tray.

4. Meanwhile bring the stock to the boil. When the vegetables are cooked, put in a blender with the hot liquid and white wine. Blend until smooth before adding the cream and lemon juice.

5. Return to the pan and season with salt and pepper.

6. To serve: ladle the soup into bowls and put a spoonful of whipped double cream in the middle of each bowl, topped with a sprig of chervil. Drizzle with a circle of olive oil and double cream if liked.