{"id":842,"date":"2009-10-09T18:48:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodchronicles.maoomba.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:50:47","slug":"spicy-pumpkin-tomato-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/spicy-pumpkin-tomato-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Pumpkin Tomato Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding fresh produce in the dead of a rural, Moldovan winter is almost impossible. Almost.<\/p>\n<p>When I served in the Peace Corps many moons ago, the one winter vegetable \u2013 aside from onions and garlic \u2013 I came to rely most upon was pumpkin. It was readily available, sweet, and delicious. And I bought one every other week for as long as they lasted.<\/p>\n<p>When you have just one vegetable available to you, you come to know its ins and outs and learn of every possible, imaginable way to combine it with the other ingredients available to you. In spite of the diversity of my recipes, one made it on to the menu regularly: spicy, pumpkin tomato soup. It went great with the crusty bread (which I could eat back then) available from a hole-in-the-wall bakery near my house.<\/p>\n<p>Strangely, I could never find anyone in Moldova who could tell me how they ate pumpkin.<\/p>\n<p><style>\n    #zrdn-recipe-container {background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-color:#000;}#zrdn-recipe-container, #zrdn-recipe-container h2, #zrdn-recipe-container h3, #zrdn-recipe-container h4 {color:#000;}                   #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-bordered li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-bordered li:before{\n                border: 2px solid #f37226;\n                color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-solid li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-solid li:before{\n                background-color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.bullets li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-counter li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-counter li:before {\n                color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container .zrdn-tag-item a, #zrdn-recipe-container .zrdn-tag-item{\n                color:#f37226;\n            }\n       #zrdn-recipe-container {border-style:dotted;}#zrdn-recipe-container a {color:#f37226;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-width:1px;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-color:#000;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-radius:0px;}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"zrdn-recipe-container\" class=\"default zrdn-recipe-5 zrdn-jump-to-link\" >\n    <div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-100\">\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-recipe_title\"  ><h2 class=\"zrdn-element_recipe_title\">Spicy Pumpkin Tomato Soup<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-actions\"  >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-print-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"zlrPrint('zrdn-recipe-container', 'https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/plugins\/zip-recipes\/'); 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Pour into a large soup pot.\r<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <li>Add remaining broth, pumpkin puree, and chile flakes to pot.  Stir well.\r<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <li>Bring ingredients to boil.  Reduce temperature, cover partially, and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.\r<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <li>Season with salt and pepper.\r<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <li>Serve immediately, with garnish of roasted pumpkin seeds, fresh chives, or other topping of choice.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-nutrition_label\"  ><\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-tags\"  >    <h4 class=\"zrdn-tags-label zrdn-recipe-label\">Tags<\/h4>\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-tags-container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/dairy-free\/\">dairy-free<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/memories\/\">memories<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/paleo\/\">paleo<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/pumpkin\/\">pumpkin<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/recipe\/\">recipe<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/soup\/\">soup<\/a><\/strong>,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zrdn-tag-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/tag\/spicy\/\">spicy<\/a><\/strong>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-copyright\"  >&copy;&nbsp;2026 \u00a9 Copyright, Stormy Sweitzer: The Real Food Chronicles, a Maoomba Project\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-0 print\">\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-permalink\"  >  <a class=\"zrdn-printed-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/spicy-pumpkin-tomato-soup\/\" title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/spicy-pumpkin-tomato-soup\/<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-0\">\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-jsonld\"  ><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\",\"description\":\"Spicy Pumpkin Tomato Soup\",\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stormysweitzer.com\\\/recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/2009_10_09-pumpkin-soup.gif\",\"recipeIngredient\":[\"3 Tbsp olive oil\\r\",\"1 large onion, chopped\\r\",\"3 cloves of garlic\\r\",\"4 cups chicken or vegetable stock\\r\",\"3 large, chopped tomatoes or 1 28-oz can of chopped tomatoes with their juices\\r\",\"4 cups pumpkin puree (fresh roasted or canned, unsweetened pumpkin)\\r\",\"1 Tbsp chile flakes\\r\",\"Salt to taste\\r\",\"Pepper to taste\"],\"name\":\"Spicy Pumpkin Tomato Soup\",\"recipeCategory\":\"Soups\",\"recipeCuisine\":null,\"nutrition\":{\"@type\":\"NutritionInformation\",\"transFatContent\":null,\"cholesterolContent\":null},\"cookTime\":null,\"prepTime\":null,\"recipeInstructions\":[\"Saut\\u00e9 onion and garlic in olive oil for 5-6 minutes, or until translucent.\\r\",\"\\r\",\"In blender, saut\\u00e9 onions, garlic, and tomatoes with 1 cup of the broth.  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