Halloween Pumpkin Soup

1/2 Kg Pumpkin flesh

3 tsp Olive oil

2 tsp Balsamic vinegar

1/2 tsp Fresh ginger (crushed)

1/2 tsp Turmeric

10 Fresh mint leaves

1 Medium hot chili (de-seeded)

1/2 Lemon (juice)

Salt and pepper

Peel pumpkin,

remove seeds

and cut into small cubes. Boil pumpkin with 1/2 L water for about 5 minutes.

Season with sea salt and black pepper.

Blend pumpkin pieces with its water,

adding balsamic vinegar, olive

oil, crushed ginger, chili, turmeric and juice of half of lemon.

Take back to the heat and allow to

simmer gently

for 5 minutes.

Serve with chopped mint leaves in

carved pumpkin

bowl.