Halloween Healthy Snacks: Pumpkin Cream with Spider Web
Pumpkin Cream with Spider Web
A silky, sophisticated pumpkin soup transforms into the perfect elegant-yet-spooky starter for your Halloween dinner. The creamy spider web garnish is surprisingly simple but creates a stunning visual effect that will impress your kids
Ingredients
- 500 grams Pumpkin
- 2 Units of carrot
- 2 Units of spring onion
- 1 liter Vegetable broth
- 1 Unit of potato
- 250 ml Plant-based cooking cream soy, oat, or coconut
- 100 grams Plant-based cream cheese dairy-free
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- White pepper
- Aromatic herbs for decoration parsley, chives, or rosemary
Instructions
Sauté the vegetables:
- In a pot with a little olive oil, sauté the peeled and chopped potato and spring onions over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the remaining vegetables
- Add the peeled and chopped pumpkin and carrots. Season with salt and pepper to taste and sauté everything together for another couple of minutes.
Cook the cream:
- Pour in the liter of hot vegetable broth. Cover the pot and let it cook for 30 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender.
Blend and strain:
- Once cooked, blend the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. For an extra fine and silky texture, pass the cream through a sieve. The sieve step is optional but makes a difference.
- Final touch: Return the cream to the pot (over low heat) and add a splash of the plant-based cream. Stir and adjust salt if necessary.
Prepare the "spider web":
- In a bowl, mix the plant-based cream cheese with another small splash of plant-based cream. The texture should be suitable for decorating with a piping bag. If it's too thick, add a little more cream; if it's too runny, add more cream cheese.
- Serve the hot cream in bowls. Decorate the top with the plant-based cheese mixture, drawing a spider web. Finish with fresh aromatic herbs on top.
