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butternut squash soup, chilli, garlic, Roasted butternut squash, soup, SurreyKitchen, winter soup
There is nothing like a thick velvety bowl of hot soup in the freezing January weather and butternut squash soup has to be my favourite of all. Butternut squash is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium and an excellent source of vitamin E, B6, A & C as well as Folate, Calcium Magnesium and Potassium. Roasting the butternut squash is easier than peeling but also intensifies the flavour leaving a beautiful sweet syrup on the roasting tray which I put in my soup. I also add garlic and chilli to cut through the natural sweetness and nuttiness of the squash. Serve as a warming starter for a weekend brunch, or with fresh bread for a quick weeknight supper. Enjoy!
Serves Four
Ingredients :
1 butternut squash cut in half and de-seeded.
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 onion diced
1 chilli, de-seeded & finely chopped
250ml chicken/vegetable stock
Knob of butter
Preparation Method :
1) Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas6. Cut butternut squash in half and deseed. Place in baking tin so flesh is flaking upright and drizzle with olive oil. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
2) Meanwhile saute the onion and garlic in a frying pan until soft. Remove from heat and set aside for later.
3) Remove butternut squash from oven. Scoop flesh out of skins with a spoon and set aside in a bowl to cool for 5 minutes.
4) Place half the pan of onion and garlic into a blender with half the stock and half of the butternut squash flesh and then blend until smooth. Pour into a saucepan and then repeat the process with the ingredients left over.
5) Serve butternut squash soup in a bowl with a slice of bread. Delicious!
This looks lovely! Butternut squash soup has got to my favourite soup. I use a similar recipe with the addition of lemon and ginger, scrummy!
Thanks. Lemon and ginger sounds awesome. I’ll give that a try. Emma.
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I love butternut squash soup, a fall favorite that I could honestly eat any time of the year 🙂