Pumpkin Leek Soup with Pumpkin Seed Crema

Ingredients

• PUMPKIN SEED CREMA
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, roasted
• 2 tablespoons fresh sage
• 2 tablespoons low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 1 medium sugar pumpkin, seeded and cubed (or 3 cups canned pumpkin)
• 1 32-ounce package vegetable stock
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1-2 tablespoons chopped sage (to taste)
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• Salt
• freshly ground pepper
• Roasted pumpkin seeds (to garnish)
• Sage leaves (to garnish)
• Pumpkin seed crema (to garnish)