Homemade pumpkin soup is easy to make. With the healthy benifets of kefir.
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery stalks
- ½ teaspoon of ginger
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon of dried sage
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 quart of thick kefir
- 2 quarts of chicken stock or broth
- Salt and/or pepper to taste
- ½ regular pumpkin (rind removed) or butternut squash (rind removed) or 1 large can of 100% unflavored pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Add into the blender the chopped pumpkin and vegetables and blend until smooth.
- Into the pot, add the olive oil and put all the puree vegetables in it. Cook it for about 20 mins while stirring.
- Pour the chicken broth. Bring to boil and allow it simmer for about 40 mins. Set it aside for 20 minutes to cool.
- Put the soup back into the blender and blend. After blending to put it back into blender then add the kefir and reheat slightly.
- Serve and garnish it with a little nutmeg and sage.
Enjoy!
