Creamy Pumpkin Curry Soup And Parsley Croutons

• 1 butter
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 7/16 cups pumpkin without the rind, cubed
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 3 cups chicken broth
• chives
• chopped cilantro optional
• olive oil
• bread slices cubed
• dried parsley
• coarse salt

1. Heat the butter in a saucepan and saute the onion and garlic with the bay leaf until they become very soft. Add the pumpkin cubes, curry powder, and nutmeg. Mix well. Add the chicken broth until all the other ingredients are submerged. Set the leftover broth aside. Simmer until the pumpkin is cooked. Remove the bay leaf, then pour it into a blender and puree until very smooth.
2. Best served hot with parsley croutons and garnished with chopped chives or cilantro.
3. For the croutons, simply heat a frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the cubed slices of bread. Toast, then sprinkle with dried parsley and a little coarse salt.

butter, onion, garlic, bay leaf, pumpkin, curry powder, nutmeg, chicken broth, chives, cilantro optional, olive oil, bread, parsley, salt

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Creamy-Pumpkin-Curry-Soup-and-Parsley-Croutons-2030874 (may not work)