PUMPKIN SOUP WITH POPCORN CROUTONS - Your Recipe Blog

Ingredients

• 750 g butternut and 750 g Kent pumpkin, trim skin off pumpkin and cut into even sized pieces
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 celery stick, finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 star anise
• 1 bay leaf
• garlic to taste (I used 2 large cloves, crushed)
• 1 litre chicken stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup cream, optional but delicious
• POPCORD CROUTONS
• 4 cups of popped popcorn
• fresh coriander leaves
• ¾ cup coarsely grated Cheddar cheese
• 120 g chopped bacon pieces
• ¼ cup grated Cheddar cheese, extra
• Sop - Soup