Foodista | Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food News | Pumpkin Soup w/ Homemade Croutons

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion – diced
• 2 stalks of celery – chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic – chopped
• 2 inch piece of ginger – chopped fine
• 1 small jalapeño – chopped with seeds
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tbs. sesame oil
• 1 tbs. olive oil
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 4 cups of chicken broth
• 15 oz. can of black beans – drained
• ¼ cup of cilantro - chopped
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• ¼ tsp. turmeric
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• Dollop of sour cream for garnish
• Drizzle of honey for garnish
• For the Croutons:
• Day old Italian bread – about ½ a loaf
• 2-3 tbs. Olive oil
• ½ tsp. Salt
• ½ tsp. Black pepper
• ¼ tsp. Garlic powder