Sweet And Spicy Pumpkin Soup

• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 (18 ounce) can organic pumpkin puree
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 2 cups nondairy milk (soy, rice, almond, hazelnut, hemp, or oat)
• salt, to taste
• parsley, for garnish

1. Heat water in a soup pot, then add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add turmeric, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, and cayenne, and stir to combine.
3. Add vegetable stock, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and lemon juice.
4. Simmer on low-medium heat for 15 minutes.
5. Stir in milk.
6. Remove from heat, and puree soup in a blender or food processor or with a handheld immersion blender until smooth.
7. Return soup to pan and heat over medium heat until hot-not boiling- about 5 minutes.
8. Add salt to taste and garnish with parsley, if desired.

water, yellow onion, garlic, ground turmeric, ground ginger, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground cayenne pepper, vegetable stock, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, lemon, nondairy milk, salt, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-and-spicy-pumpkin-soup-473433 (may not work)