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Coconut-Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 3/4 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin
• 1 14.5-ounce can vegetable broth
• 1 14-ounce can unsweetened light coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons snipped cilantro or parsley

Directions

1. In a saucepan cook carrot, sweet pepper, and onion in hot oil over medium heat 5 minutes.
2. Stir together remaining ingredients except cilantro in a bowl.
3. Stir pumpkin mixture into carrot mixture.
4. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Before serving, stir in cilantro.

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