Butternut Squash Soup With Vegetable Stock
"Adapted from Moosewood Restaurant recipe"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 3 lbs butternut squash
- 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 large onions, peeled and quartered
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pepper
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 20 fresh sage leaves, sliced
directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Brush the bottom of a baking pan with olive oil and set aside. Cut the squash through the stem ends into halves, prick the skin in several places, and scoop out the seeds.
- Brush the cut surfaces with about a tablespoon of the olive oil.
- Put the garlic inside the squash cavities and place halves in the pan cut side down.
- Add the onions to the pan and brush with remaining olive oil. Pour the water into the bottom of the pan, cover and bake for 50 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for 5-10 minutes more or until the squash is tender and the onions are soft.
- When the squash is cooled enough to handle, scoop out the flesh.
- Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins and discard the skins.
- In batches in a blender, combine the baked vegetables, vegetable stock, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper and puree until it is smooth. (If you are making this ahead - chill here - and when ready go to the next direction).
- Pour the soup into a pot and heat gently.
- In a small skillet, melt the butter and saute the sage leaves until dark and curled.
- Garnish each bowl of soup with the sage leaves.
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Reviews
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The flavors were very good. I'm sure it would be superb if I had followed the recipe exactly. Crunched for time, I microwaved the squash for 15 minutes and sauteed the onion in olive oil on the stove top in a dutch oven at the same time. I added jar minced garlic to the onion mixture about 2 minutes before I added the now cooked squash. Used an immersion stick blender in the pot, added broth and spices and it was on the table within 30 minutes!
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