Thurgovian pumpkin soup with Tilsiter crostini

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Meatless
50 min.
Cook/bake time 50 min.

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • Soup:
  • 100 g red Tilsiter cheese, in 4 pieces
  • 1/2 tbsp butter
  • 1 finely chopped onion
  • 500 g pumpkin (butternut squash), in small pieces
  • 150 g floury potatoes, diced
  • 1 1 /2 dl unfermented fruit juice
  • 7 dl vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • Crostini:
  • 75 g red Tilsiter cheese, coarsely grated
  • 50 g chopped pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Hint of pepper
  • 12 baguette slices

Preparation

  1. Soup: cut Tilsiter into 4 pieces, cover and let stand at room temperature for around 30 minutes.
  2. Heat butter, sauté onions, then add diced pumpkin and potato and sauté for around 3 minutes. Pour in unfermented fruit juice and broth, cover, then let simmer at medium heat for around 25 minutes. Purée soup and season to taste.
  3. Pour soup into bowls, add Tilsit pieces and let melt. Serve soup garnished with parsley.
  4. Crostini: mix Tilsit with pumpkin seeds and sugar then season to taste. Place baguette slices on a baking tray lined with baking paper and top with cheese pieces.
  5. Baking: 5-10 minutes in the middle of an oven preheated to 220 °C. Serve Tilsiter crostini with soup.
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Appétit

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