Recipe: Pumpkin Miso Soup

Title: Pumpkin Miso Soup
Categories: Soups, Appetizers, Vegetables
Yield: 5 servings

2 tb Mellow white miso
2 tb Water
3 ea Green onions, finely chopped
1 tb Ginger, minced
2 ts Peanut oil
2 c Pumpkin, cooked & pureed
2 c Vegetable stock
1 c Water

Mix together the miso with the 2 tb water in a small bowl & set aside.

Saute green onions & ginger in oil in a soup pot for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a blender & combine with pumpkin & broth. Blend until
smooth. Return to soup pot & stir in the 1 cup water. Heat over
medium-low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from
heat. Stir in the miso mixture & serve immediately.

"Vegetarian Gourmet" Fall, 1995