Autumn Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 2 tablespoons dry wine
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 green apple, peeled cored,and chopped
• fresh parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot over medium heat, melt butter.
• 2 add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add 1 cup of the stock and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a blender in batches and puree until smooth.
• 5 return to pot and add the remaining three cups of stock, wine, sage, salt, thyme, and pumpkin.
• 6 simmer until flavors are blended, about10 minutes.
• 7 ladle into bowls, top with a few apple pieces and sprinkle with parmesan.