Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Preparation

1. Wash, peel and seed the pumpkin. Cut into 1-inch pieces and place into a suitable pot with the chicken stock.
2. Add the onions, garlic and QimiQ Sauce Base and simmer until the pumpkin pieces are tender.
3. Burr mix the soup until silky smooth. Season to taste with the salt and pepper.
4. For the topping: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip until completely smooth, ensuring that the entire mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl). Add the lemon juice, crème fraiche and salt and continue to whip until the required volume has been achieved.
5. Top the soup with the cream and toasted pumpkin seeds and drizzle with pumpkin seed oil.