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Title: Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Categories: Soups, Veggie
Yield: 2 Servings

1 sm Onion, finely chopped
1/2 md Green pepper, chopped
1 ts Vegetable oil
8 oz Canned solid-pack pumpkin
Puree (unseasoned)
14 oz Can chicken broth
1 ts Ground cumin
2 tb Cilantro (fresh coriander),
Chopped
2 Whole leaves for granish, or
Substitute with
Fresh parsley if
Unavailable)
1/4 c Plain nonfat yogurt
1 pn Crushed red pepper flakes

1. In medium saucepan over high heat, cook the chopped onion and green
pepper in the vegetable oil until the onions are translucent, about 2
minutes.

2. Lower the heat to medium-high and add pumpkin puree and chicken broth;
stir with wire whisk until smooth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly,
and cook for 2 minutes more.

3. Stir in cumin and cilantro. Pour soup into invididual serving bowls,
place a tablespoon of plain, nonfat yogurt in the center of each one and
swirl. Sprinkle each with crushed red pepper flakes and garnish with a a
cilantro leaf.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #302 by Hank & Anne Reintges
on Nov 22, 1997