Creamy Pumpkin Lentil Soup - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 onion (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
• 1.1 pounds pumpkin (unpeeled Hokkaido pumpkin, diced)
• 1 eggplant (diced)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
• ½ cup lentils (yellow or red)
• 1 cup puréed tomatoes
• 4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
• 1 cup cream 20% fat
• 1 cup spinach
• green pesto (for topping)