Butternut Squash Apples Curry Miracle Soup Food

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large Dutch oven over medium until butter melts. Add leek and chopped apple; cook 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in curry powder; cook 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high. Add wine; cook 2 minutes or until liquid is reduced and slightly syrupy, stirring to scrape up browned bits. Add squash and stock to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 8 minutes or until apple and squash are very tender.
• Place half of the squash mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Cover opening in lid with a kitchen towel (to avoid splatters); blend until smooth. Repeat procedure with remaining half of squash mixture. Return soup to pan; stir in maple syrup, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Combine yogurt and 2 tablespoons water in a bowl. Divide soup among 4 bowls; top with yogurt mixture and julienne-cut apple.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE BISQUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place squash onto a baking sheet cut-side down.
• Bake squash in preheated oven until the skin loosens from the flesh, about 40 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a 5-quart stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add vegetable stock, curry sauce, and apples to the stockpot; bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cut squash into 1-inch cubes; add to the stockpot. Bring the mixture again to a simmer, place a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring once every 15 minutes, until the squash is tender and breaks apart easily when stirred, about 2 hours.
• Remove pot from heat and blend soup with an immersion blender until completely pureed. Pour coconut cream into the soup; continue blending until creamy. Top each serving with toasted pine nuts and a couple of leaves of cilantro.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy kettle, combine onions, celery, butter, and curry powder. Cover and cook over low heat until vegetables are tender (10 to 15 minutes), stirring often.
• Add cubed squash, chopped apples, and stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until squash and apples are cooked thoroughly.
• Strain liquid and set aside.
• Puree the apple-squash mixture with one cup of the strained liquid. Add cider and remaining liquid to reach desired consistency.
• Optional: Garnish with grated apple, yogurt, or low-fat sour cream.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter with olive oil in a large pot.. Add onions and curry powder, and sauté over medium heat until onions are tender, about 20 minutes.. Meanwhile, peel the squash using a vegetable peeler, scrape out the seeds, and chop.. When onions are tender, add the stock, squash and apples and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until squash and apples are very tender, about 25 minutes.. Turn off heat and let cool slightly. Using a stick blender with mixture still in pot, blend until smooth (you can also use a standard blender).. Add apple juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine squash, onion, apple and canola oil in a bowl; toss to coat.
• Arrange vegetables in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 400F for 30 minutes.
• Remove roasted vegetables to a blender or food processor and add ginger, garlic and about 1 1/2 cups of the stock; purée, adding more stock if necessary.
• Use a little of remaining stock to deglaze the baking sheet; pour into a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Combine 2 tablespoons of stock with cornstarch in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Toast curry powder in a dry skillet until it begins to give off a nutty fragrance.
• Add cornstarch mixture, curry powder, remaining stock, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to soup pot.
• Cook until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add milk and cream cheese; heat through until the cheese melts.
• Correct seasonings.
• Serve hot, garnished with minced chives, if desired.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH COCONUT CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan; add onion and garlic. Sauté until lightly browned.
• Add stock, squash, and jalapeno; simmer until squash is tender, 10-15 minutes.
• Add coconut milk, lemon grass, lime leaves, fish sauce and sugar.
• Simmer (do not boil) for 10-12 minutes.
• Puree and strain through fine mesh strainer.
• Add lime juice and adjust to taste with sugar and more lime juice.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and curry powder and cook 3 minutes.
• Add the butternut squash, apples, thyme, white beans, salt and vegetable broth and the 2 cups of water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cook until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor or blender until almost smooth. (I like to let the soup cool a bit OR work in VERY small batches if soup is still hot).

CURRIED SQUASH-APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, cook 5 minutes until soft.
• Add squash and remaining ingredients, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until squash is tender.
• Place ½ of squash mixture in a blender, and process until smooth.
• Pour pureed soup into a large bowl; repeat process with remaining squash mixture.

BUTTERNUT CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Cook leeks 3 minutes. Add squash, curry powder and sugar; cook 2 minutes.
• 2. Add broth; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until squash is soft. Remove from heat.
• 3. Puree squash mixture with immersion blender or in food processor or blender until smooth. Serve with sour cream or Greek yogurt and chives, if desired.
• VARIATION: To make Butternut Ginger Soup, prepare recipe as directed, except substitute 1 tablespoons minced fresh ginger for curry powder.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH & APPLE SOUP - CROCK POT

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onions& celery and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent.
• Add curry powder and ginger and cook for 5 to 6 minutes longer over low heat, until veggies are softened and spices are fragrant.
• Place butternut squash, apples, and rice in slow cooker (in that order).
• Add veggie mixture from skillet.
• Add chicken stock, salt and pepper.
• Cook on high for 1 hour, then reduce to low temperature and cook 5 additional hours.
• Puree the soup to a completely smooth texture with hand blender or blender.
• Enjoy!