I have two good ones for butternut squash which would also do for fresh pumpkin:

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

4 Servings -

1 TBS olive oil
1 1/4 lbs butternut squash, peeled and seeded
1 medium leek, trimmed
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 medium carrot
1/2 TBS fresh grated ginger
1/2 TBS fresh chopped thyme
1/2 teasp dried sage
1 small apple, peeled and cored
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2 - 15oz can cannellini beans
chopped fresh chives
sea salt and FG black pepper

1. Chop the leeks, using only the white and light green parts. Dice the butternut squash, carrot and apple into 1/2 inch cubes.

2. Heat the oil over a medium high heat in a large saucepan, then add the squash, leeks, onion, carrot, ginger, thyme and sage.
Cook for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are slightly soft, then stir in the apple.

3. Pour in the stock and apple juice and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

4. Pour half the soup into a blender or food processor (I used a stick blender) and puree (pur) until smooth. Return the puree (purée) to the saucepan, add the beans and cook for 2 minutes over a medium heat until hot and bubbling. Adjust seasoning and serve sprinkled with the chopped chives.

Source: Adapted from - Rick Gallop's GI Diet Green-light Cookbook

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ROASTED GARLIC & BUTTERNUT SOUP

6 - 8 servings (My own recipe. I always make too much!)

1 1/2 lbs butternut squash - after baking there should be about 2 cups of mashed squash
1 lg Spanish onion - peeled and cut into 8 chunks
1 medium leek - washed & chopped, including best-looking top green leaves
1 teasp cumin
1 head of garlic - sliced across top to expose cloves
2 - 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
200 ml (about 3/4 cup) light cream or half & half
olive oil
fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste
homemade garlic croutons (optional) & chopped flat leaf parsley

Utensils needed: oven or toaster oven and roasting pan or tray, frying pan & lid, blender or food processor, large heavy saucepan with lid.

1. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 300F

2. Split, quarter and seed butternut squash, and arrange on roasting tray together with cut chunks of onion and head of garlic. Drizzle with a little olive oil and roast 1 hr or until all is golden and tender, including garlic.

3. Clean and chop leek, including top green leaves. Sauté in a little oil for in frying pan 5 minutes. Then add 2 cups of chicken broth, turn down to simmer with lid on until tender - about 12 - 15 minutes.

4. When butternut etc is cooked, scrape it from skin and place in food processor along with the onion, cumin, and some pepper.
Squeeze the garlic cloves - which should be soft and buttery - from their skins and add to food processor.

5. Add some of the rest of the chicken broth and process to a puré. Gradually add the leek and liquid from pan. Process until all is smooth, adding more of the chicken broth as needed.

6. Place the mixture in the saucepan and gently heat. Add the rest of the broth as needed for the desired consistency..
Add the cream, reserving 2 TBS for swirling as a garnish when served. Check the seasoning - adding salt and pepper as needed.

7. Serve with a swirl of cream, chopped parsley and small homemade garlic-flavoured croutons.

SharonCb

I do a really simple version- slow sautee whole or sliced garlic and maybe similar sized peices of onion and/or leek in butter, add chicken stock, water, peeled, cubed pumpkin or squash, and cook until the pumpkin peices break apart when stabbed. I add a hunk of cream cheese and purée it- I use a stick blender, but a hand mixer works fine too. I usually wait until this point to salt it, because the cream cheese is salty and I have oversalting tendencies. I think this recipe is simple enough that it would work fine with sage or thyme added. I'd probably add it when the garlic was almost done and sautée it a little- I love the smell of sage butter.

Sharon, I love your soup bowls. So pretty! And that second soup sounds like what I'm looking for. Just the thing for a cold rainy day!