Try This Nutrient Packed Pumpkin Soup
Written by: Alexandra Gertner, Gertner’s Kitchen
Crisp weather, yellow and orange leaves, an extra layer of clothing, pumpkin spice lattes, Fall is here.
We all experience profound shifts as we move through the year, and we adjust to the new seasons. Mother Nature’s creatures begin to change, including the medicine we nourish our body with. Food.
In season, Ritucharya, adapting our bodies to the weather, wisdom of nature. Beautiful ways to speak on behalf of Nature’s best medicine.
As produce begins to come into season, think more nutrients for your body, more affordable, more flavor, supporting local farmers, better for the environment- flowing with the natural world.
I am sharing a nutrient PACKED dish that is perfect for a movie night in, or what you’ll be bringing to Thanksgiving this year.
Pumpkin soup for the win!
INGREDIENTS
1 butternut squash (cubbed)
1 can of pumpkin purée (15oz)
1/2 head of cauliflower (florets)
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5 cloves garlic (minced)
1 yellow onion (diced)
1 tbsp. turmeric
1 tbsp. cumin
5 cups vegetable broth (can be made from simmering your produce scraps in water for 24 hours)
1 can coconut milk (full fat)
salt & pepper for taste
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
Green onions for topping (optional)
TOOLS
Large pot with lid
Large wooden spoon
Cutting board
Chef knife
High-speed blender and a hungry appetite.
DIRECTIONS
On medium high, sauté diced yellow onion and garlic in 4 tbsp. EVOO (3/5 min). Add spices- turmeric, cumin, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper (let simmer for additional 4/5 minutes). Add 5 cups vegetable broth, 3/4 can coconut milk, butternut squash, pumpkin pure and cauliflower. Bring to a boil before simmering for 25 minutes. Take soup off heat, cool before transferring to a high speed blender. Pour into bowl and garnish with coconut milk, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and green onions.
As the ancient Indian Science of Life Ayurveda states, we are dependent on Nature’s creatures for our health and wellbeing. When we truly live in harmony with rhythms of the seasons, we are one with the soil.
Hi! I’m Alexandra Gertner. Gluten-free, intuitive chef and culinary coach by day, dog mom by night. I enjoy long walks through the grocery store isles and doing absurd amounts of burpees. When I’m not trying out the next best restaurant in town, you’ll find me at the farmer’s market buying purple basil and latkes. My purpose in this life is to teach nature’s creatures to heal thyself from the inside out, using nature’s best medicine, food. It’s a honor to meet you!
We can connect on Instagram: @gertnerskitchen and or email gertnerskitchen@gmail.com