Pumpkin peas and ham soup with croutons - 9Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large brown onion
• 1 clove garlic, sliced
• 2 celery sticks, sliced
• 1.5 litre (6 cups) chicken stock
• 500g smoked ham hock
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 500g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into 2 cm pieces
• 1 cup minted peas
• sea salt and pepper
• ¼ cup creme fraiche
• finely chopped mint to garnish
• Croutons
• ½ small loaf of sourdough, cut into 2 cm cubes
• ¼ cup of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• ½ tablespoon finely chopped rosemary
• ¼ cup grated parmesan