Roasted Pumpkin & Chick Pea Soup
INGREDIENTS:
1 onion, quartered
2 cloves garlic
600g pumpkin pieces, skin removed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Spray oil
4 cups reduced salt chicken or vegetable stock
400g can Edgell Chick Peas, drained
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives


METHOD:
1. Place onion, garlic and pumpkin onto a baking tray, sprinkle with thyme and spray with oil and toss to coat evenly. Place into a preheated oven at 200ºC for 20 minutes or until golden.

2. Spoon vegetables into a saucepan, add stock and bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Puree soup and add drained Edgell Chick Peas. Return to stove and heat for 5minutes. Serve sprinkled with chives.

SERVES: 4

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes
COOKING TIME: 35 minutes

TIP:  Pumpkin can be replaced with sweet potato or carrot.

Nutrition Information Panel:
Nutrient Per Serve  
Energy 942kJ  
Protein 12.5g  
Fat - total 2.8g  
     - saturated 0.4g  
Carbohydrate - total 32.0g  
     - sugars 13.7g  
Fibre 9.4g  
Sodium 826mg