Vegetarian StarMariana Tosca’s Curried Pumpkin Apple Bisque Recipe

Mariana Tosca’s Curried Pumpkin Apple Bisque Recipe

Written by Vegetarian Star on August 15th, 2008 in Actresses, Recipes.

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A couple of days ago, we introduced you to Kevin Nealon’s Chickpea Tacos. Turns out, after examining that website more closely, there are several other celebrity favorite recipes that also looked tasty. So we decided to bring them all to you in case you were too hungry to bother clicking more to go to the site. Enjoy!

Mariana Tosca’s Curried Pumpkin Apple Bisque Recipe

Origin: Tanya Petrovna, owner/founder of Native Foods

1 small pumpkinor medium butternut or other type of winter squash
¹/₄ cup olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 tablespoons curry powder (optional)
8 cups water
2 apples, chopped
¹/₂ cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup pomegranate seeds (optional)

Pierce pumpkin or squash with a fork, and bake at 400?F until soft (50 minutes to 1 hour). When cool enough to handle, seed, peel, and chop.

Heat olive oil in a large soup pot and sauté onion until translucent and lightly browned.

Add curry powder, if using, and stir for 30 seconds. Add pumpkin, water, apples, coconut milk, and salt. Bring to boil then let simmer for 25 minutes. Cool slightly, then purée in batches in blender. Re-warm before serving and add pomegranate seeds if desired.