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Pumpkin Sage Soup

November 17, 2014 by hipfoodiemom 34 Comments

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Creamy, flavorful and savory. This Pumpkin Sage Soup is perfect for fall and is delicious comfort in a bowl.

Pumpkin Sage Soup!!! Creamy, flavorful and savory. This Pumpkin Sage Soup is perfect for fall and is delicious comfort in a bowl.

A little over a week ago, I was in Chicago attending a Test Kitchen event hosted by ALDI Test Kitchen

Day 1 started with a visit to ALDI headquarters, where we visited their test kitchen and participated in a blind tasting of several food products. Each station featured an ALDI brand versus a leading national brand. We sampled everything from orange juice to yogurt to granola bars and tortilla chips. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised and, based on taste, I chose the ALDI brand 9 out of 10 times. Tastes better and costs less? No brainer. I know where I’m buying my orange juice, crackers, granola bars and tortilla chips from now on.

ALDI Test Kitchen_Products

ALDI also has a gluten free product line, which we also got to sample. So, if you’re gluten-free, no worries! ALDI has you covered!

Live Gluten Free Products

Live G Free Products_taste

We then moved on to our Sensory Pairings session, where Sensory Expert wine

My favorite part of this session was then sampling different wines with different foods, like cheese (of course!) and chocolate and cheesecake!! Hello!!

wine and cheese tastings

We then moved on to a little competition, where we were placed into teams and had to put what we had just learned to the test! We were tasked with pairing a wine with each course for a full holiday meal. My team enthusiastically finished first. .  and promptly got last place. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Team 1: you are all still #1 to me. (From left to right: Jessica from Team One

We ended the evening with a gorgeous and delicious dinner prepared by the ALDI kitchen chefs. We started with an amazing Pumpkin Sage Soup, which I am sharing with you today! You guys. .  this soup is so delicious! I love baking with pumpkin in the fall but let me tell you. .  savory pumpkin dishes are the BEST. And I added some bacon because I love the saltiness with this soup and the texture. #winning

Creamy, flavorful and savory. This Pumpkin Sage Soup is perfect for fall and is delicious comfort in a bowl.

The key to this soup is combining vegetables and APPLES, mixing them with brown sugar, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and then roasting them until tender. Oh my gawd, you guys. . not only did this smell amazing, but I wanted to skip the soup and just eat the roasted veggies and apples. So good!

Roasted Vegetables and Apples

But fortunately, I went on and made my soup. .  and I’m so happy I did. This soup is now officially up there with my top 5 fave soups for the fall. I’ll be sharing the rest of my ALDI visit in another post. .  so until then, you guys have to try this soup!

I hope you enjoy!

Creamy, flavorful and savory. This Pumpkin Sage Soup is perfect for fall and is delicious comfort in a bowl.

 

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Pumpkin Sage Soup

If a smoother texture is desired, you can transfer to a blender instead of using the immersion blender. To make this vegetarian, simply omit the bacon.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Main or Starter
Servings: 4 to 6
Author: Hip Foodie Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 small onions peeled and diced
  • 2 medium carrots peeled and sliced
  • 2 ribs of celery halved and sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic peeled
  • 1 Granny Smith apple peeled and diced
  • 2 medium to large sized Idaho russet potatoes peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh sage minced
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 15- ounce cans 100% pure canned pumpkin
  • 1 32- ounce carton vegetable stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • cooked crispy bacon crumbled
  • gouda cheese freshly grated
  • cooked crispy sage leaves for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Combine the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, apples, potatoes, sage and brown sugar in a large bowl. Drizzle on the extra virgin olive oil, and season with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Place into a roasting pan and roast in oven for about 30 minutes, or until tender.
  • After the vegetables are finished, using a large pot over medium-high heat, combine the roasted vegetable mixture, canned pumpkin and vegetable stock. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Using a hand blender or immersion blender, blend the soup until smooth or your desired consistency. Add the heavy cream, taste and adjust any seasoning as needed. Serve warm with the gouda cheese, bacon and crispy sage as a garnish. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Creamy, flavorful and savory. This Pumpkin Sage Soup is perfect for fall and is delicious comfort in a bowl.

Disclosure: This post is in partnership with ALDI’s Holiday Blogger Ambassador Program. This is a sponsored post. As always, all opinions expressed here are 100% my own.

 

 

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