By cooking.nytimes.com

Spicy Peanut and Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tablespoonsolive oil

1onion

medium, peeled and diced

4garlic cloves

smashed

1 x 1 inchginger

piece, peeled and chopped

0.5habanero chile

or bird's eye

1 x 14 ouncecan pumpkin purée

3 cupswater

or chicken or vegetable stock

1 x 13 ouncecan coconut milk

1 tablespoonagave

or honey, optional

¼ cupunsweetened natural peanut butter

salt

2 tablespoonsfresh chives

sliced

¼ cupcrème fraîche

or yogurt, optional

Instructions