Drizzle a little olive oil in a soup pan and add your pumpkin cubes. Cook to soften about 5 to 8 minutes.
1 lb Pumpkin (remove skin and dice)
Add onion, carrots and leaks and cook 5 more minutes. Add garlic and cook on low heat another 15 minutes.
2 medium yellow onions, 2 medium carrots, 1 leek, 6 cloves garlic
Add vegetable stock, heavy cream and saffron and bring to boil.
4 cups vegetable stock, 2 cups heavy cream, Dash of saffron
Turn to low and cook slowly for 50 minutes. Use an immersion blender and puree the soup.
Put the soup through a sieve so its smooth and creamy (we skipped this part so its optional). Add salt and pepper to taste.
Salt & pepper to taste
We garnished with roasted pumpkin seeds, parsley and whipped cream. Other garnish ideas include shrimp or lobster and a tarragon leaf.