Spiced Vegetable And Banana Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup chopped carrot
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 3/4 cup chopped ripe banana
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 whole clove
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups canned pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup light coconut milk
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried sage
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon yellow curry powder
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• 2 add carrot and next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• 3 discard bay leaf.
• 4 transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth.
• 5 return mixture to pot. add broth and all remaining ingredients except cilantro.
• 6 boil soup over medium-high heat 15 minutes to blend flavors. cool slightly.
• 7 working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. return soup to pot. season to taste with salt and pepper. (can be made 1 day ahead. cool slightly, then cover and refrigerate.).
• 8 bring soup to simmer. divide among 8 bowls. sprinkle with cilantro and serve.