Pumpkin Soup Gelson's

Ingredients

• 1 medium Sugar Pie pumpkin about 3 1/2 pounds
• 1 tablespoon Napa Valley organic olive oil
• 1 medium leek white part only chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 medium russet potato peeled and cubed
• 4 cups Swanson certified organic chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 1/2 teaspoons McCormick organic curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon McCormick organic nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon McCormick ground ginger
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon McCormick ground white pepper
• 1/2 cup Organic Valley whole grassmilk plus more for thinning if needed
• 1/4 teaspoon Le Saunier de Camargue fleur de sel sea salt
• 1/2 cup Bellwether Farms crème fraiche optional
• 1/2 cup Flanigan Farms raw pepitas pumpkin seeds toasted until puffed and crackling optional