This has got to be the easiest recipe for soup: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.
Here's all you have to do: Peel and cube a butternut squash, add a large apple, cut in quarters, drizzle all with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and let it all roast in a preheated 400-degree oven for about 25 minutes or until tender. Give the vegetables a stir halfway through cooking.
About 10 minutes before the vegetables are done, sprinkle them with a few leaves of freshly chopped sage. Return to the oven to finish baking.
(Sage is still growing in the garden, even after several frosts)Once the vegetables are cool enough to handle, puree them in batches in a food processor or blender using vegetable stock to thin to desired consistency.
Return the pureed soup to the pot and warm it up. Taste and correct seasoning. Add a splash of Tamari or a little more salt and pepper. Toss in some more fresh herbs if needed (parsley, sage or chives are nice).
Serve the soup with toasted polenta points for a little bliss.
Enjoy this soup on a cold wintry day.
(The first snowfall in the Hudson Valley, December 5, 2009)May we all stay warm in winter.
This is one of my favourite soups (minut the sage). I call it 'cheats' roasted butternut squash soup, precisely for the reason you stated. Its easy and so, so flavourful!
ReplyDeleteI have made something very similar - and after a few frosts - we too still have our sage. Great warming, comforting healthy recipe.
ReplyDeleteThis is a comforting, easy soup to make. Isn't it grand to pick frost-covered sage, Claudia? I love hardy herbs.
ReplyDeleteYou don't like sage, Mango? It is a bit pungent, but I like it in small doses. It's fun to make "cheats" eats, no?
You definitely got a bit more snow than I did! And you can't beat a beautiful, colorful, hearty soup like butternut-apple. Wonderful suggestion!
ReplyDeleteSoup is perfect on a snowy day, isn't it, Jes. It was a pretty snow, too. Sunday morning we woke up to marshmallow fluff-covered trees and the whole backyard was a like a winter wonderland - nice.
ReplyDeleteIt's snowing here too Barbara, and I have a butternut squash sitting on my counter. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWhat a simple but yummy soup. The snow looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marie. It will make your kitchen smell divine as it all roasts.
ReplyDeleteYes, the first snowfall is pretty; come February, not so much, Michele.