Roasted Pumpkin Soup

From Martha Stewart

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 cups

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 lbs  sugar pumpkin or 2 3⁄4 lbs  butternut squash, halved and seeded
• 1  onion, peeled and quartered through the stem
• 2  shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps wiped clean
• 1  garlic clove, peeled
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
•  coarse  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 5  cups  low sodium vegetable broth

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut pumpkin into 2-inch pieces. Combine pumpkin, onion, mushrooms, and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Add oil and 2 teaspoons salt; toss to coat, then spread in a single layer. Roast until pumpkin is tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 30 minutes, rotating pan and tossing vegetables halfway through. Let cool, then remove skins.
2. Transfer vegetables to a medium saucepan; heat over medium. Pour in 2 cups stock; puree with an immersion blender until smooth. With the blender running, slowly add remaining 3 cups stock, and puree until smooth. Bring soup just to a simmer. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm.