Miso Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds pumpkin kabocha, or butternut squash
• 1 pound sweet potatoes
• 4 cloves garlic peeled
• 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• salt
• ground black pepper Freshly
• 1 shallot chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger freshly grated
• 3 tablespoons yellow miso or mellow white, gluten-free if necessary
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons chives chopped, or scallions
• 1/2 teaspoon shichimi togarashi or black and/or white sesame seeds