Autumn Squash And Sweet Potato Soup Food

AUTUMN SQUASH AND SWEET POTATO SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and set out a large baking sheet.
• To a large mixing bowl, add vegetables from the roasted vegetables section of ingredients (butternut squash, sweet potato, half an onion, 1 carrot and garlic).
• Add oil, salt and pepper and stir to combine well. Transfer vegetables to baking sheet, then bake in preheated oven for 30-45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and golden brown. Stir halfway through baking.
• Start this process during the second half of the vegetables roasting, when you have about 10 minutes left.
• Add butter to a large dutch oven or stockpot (whatever you would normally cook a big batch of soup in), and heat over MED HIGH heat.
• Once melted, add diced onion, diced carrot, and diced celery. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir.
• Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and lightly golden.
• Stir in cinnamon, rosemary, sage and nutmeg.
• Add roasted vegetables from the baking sheet, then pour in chicken broth.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth or desired texture is reached.
• Continue heating until hot throughout (this time will vary from person to person), mine just took about 5 minutes. Taste, and add salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve hot, with an optional swirl of heavy cream or sour cream, and/or topped with any desired toppings.

MY SPICED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SWEET POTATO, CARROT AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• If you are using a fresh butternut squash, cut it in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Peel it and cut it into 1-inch chunks.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it softens, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger root and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• While the onions are cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato and carrots.
• Add the cut vegetables and broth; bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook at a gentle boil until the squash is fork-tender, about 20 minutes (but this depends on the size of your squash cubes).
• Puree the soup in several stages in a blender. For safety's sake, since the soup is hot, do not fill the jar more than about 1/4 full each time, and blend on a low speed, covering the lid with an oven mitt. The soup should be completely smooth and a little thicker than heavy cream.
• Rinse your soup pot to remove any small chunks of food and strain it if you like (I do not strain).
• Heat the soup through again and season to taste with cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper and salt.
• Add some almond milk, a little at a time, to give soup a creamier consistency. (Instead of almond milk or Almond Breeze, you could probably use soy or rice milk or half and half).
• Just before serving, add about 2-3 teaspoons fresh orange juice (or to taste) to each bowl, if desired; stir to blend into soup.
• This soup tastes fine when it has been reheated. The soup will thicken as it chills, so you may want to add extra spice right at the start, if you know you will be re-heating some later. You will need extra Almond Breeze to thin it out after it has been refrigerated. I have kept it in the fridge for as long as 4 days and it was fine.
• You can sub pumpkin pie spice for the ground spices listed.
• Because the veggies make the broth very flavorful, you can also use half chicken broth and half water (2 cups of each) with good results.

SWEET POTATO & BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH LEMON & GARLIC TOAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the sweet potato and butternut squash on a baking tray and add the honey and a drizzle of olive oil. Roast for 40-45 mins until soft and starting to caramelise at the edges, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, fry the onions in 1 tbsp olive oil until soft, then add the garlic, chicken stock, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to the boil, and simmer for 5 mins.
• Remove the sweet potatoes and butternut squash from the oven and add to the pan with the stock. Blend everything until smooth using a stick blender. Stir in most of the cream and bring back to a gentle simmer, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To make the lemon & garlic toasts, gently warm the olive oil and garlic in a pan over a low heat for a few mins; the garlic should be softened but not browned. Remove from the heat and mix in the butter and lemon zest until smooth. Leave to cool, then stir in the chives and thyme.
• Toast the ciabatta slices, and top each with a spoonful of garlic butter. Serve with the soup, drizzled with the remaining cream, and some black pepper.

PRETTY AUTUMN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the squash, sweet potato and carrots in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 12-16 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly. Transfer to a food processor; add juice concentrate. Cover and process until smooth. , Transfer to a large saucepan; stir in the milk, salt and pepper. Cook and stir over low heat until heated through (do not boil). Top each serving with 1-1/2 teaspoons sour cream, 1 teaspoon chives and 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds.