Potato And Squash Soup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat and melt the butter in a medium pot, on medium heat.
• Peel squash and take out the seeds and membrane. Chop it into small cubes.
• Peel and chop potatoes and onion. Cut potatoes and butternut squash into cubes that are the same size.
• Add onion to the pot and saute until transparent.
• Add potatoes, pressed (or minced) garlic, and butternut squash.
• Add paprika, salt, and pepper and saute for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add just enough stock to cover the veggies. Cook until veggies are fully cooked and tender, about 20 minutes. (Time may vary depending on how small you cut potatoes and squash.)
• Take out the bat leaf and discard.
• Slowly transfer content of the pot into a food processor, make sure to crack the lid to let the steam out. Blend well and return to the pot.
• Add the heavy cream and cheese. Stir until all blended. Be careful here, the soup will bubble and splash when it starts to heat up. Keep stirring. When cheese is melted, soup is all done.
• Serve with a dollop of soup cream, chives, and croutons.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, POTATO AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, ginger, nutmeg, garlic, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butternut squash and simmer until the potatoes and squash are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the thyme and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Stir in the cream and reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency with water and seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve hot drizzled with more cream if using and a sprinkled with pepitas and thyme.

CARROT, SWEET POTATO AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO in a soup pot over medium-high heat, add the butter and melt into the oil. Add the chipotle, coriander, cumin, paprika, garlic, onions, apple, ginger, cinnamon and some nutmeg and salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes partially covered. Then add the stock, honey, kabocha, carrots and potatoes. Cook partially covered until very tender, 30 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender or in batches in a food processor. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat and add 1 cup of stock or water to loosen the soup enough to reheat.
• To serve, add a little citrus juice for a pop and top shallow bowls or cups of soup with assorted toppings of your choice.

POTATO AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.
• Cover and cook onion 3 to 5 minutes or until soft.
• Stir in potatoes and squash coating evenly.
• Pour in stock; cover and bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Mash veggies lightly to thicken soup but do not puree.
• Stir in spinach, green onions, pepper to taste.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, bay leaf, garlic, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butternut squash and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, and let cool at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and rosemary and carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Add the cream and chopped rosemary and reheat the soup if necessary. Adjust the consistency and seasoning with water, salt and pepper. Serve hot and garnish with more rosemary leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.
• Note: When blending hot liquid, first let it cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer it to a blender, filling only halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth.

EASY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute onions over medium heat until soft and translucent
• Add garlic, and saute another 30 seconds
• Add broth, potatoes and squash. Bring to a boil, and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
• Remove from heat, and puree until smooth (I use my hand-held emulsion blender for this)
• Stir in milk, return soup to stove-top, and heat through
• Garnish with croutons, parsley or sour cream if you wish

CHUNKY SUMMER SQUASH AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• heat butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• add onion and shallots. cook 7 minutes. stirring once. season with salt and black pepper.
• add seasonings and mix well. add potatoes and vegetable stock. season to taste. bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes over medium heat.
• stir in summer squash and continue cooking for 8 minutes.
• serve.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH & POTATO SOUP (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Spray a baking sheet with oil and spread squash onto sheet. Spray squash lightly, covering the surface of them. Roast for 20-30 minutes, until tender.
• Place celery, garlic, potato, carrot and onion in a large pot with 2 cups water, marjoram, bay leaves, sage, and salt & pepper. Bring water to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves and add 2 cups water, soy milk, and squash to pot. Using an immersion blender puree soup. It doesn't need to be completely smooth, but try to avoid leaving large chunks of vegetables.
• (If you don't have an immersion blender put the vegetables into a food processor with the 2 cups of water and blend until smooth. Return to pot and add milk.).
• Heat soup until warm.

SWEET POTATO AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger and stir together until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the squash, sweet potatoes, regular potato, and water or stock, and bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes, or until all of the ingredients are thoroughly tender.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup (or you can put it through the fine blade of a food mill or use a regular blender, working in batches and placing a kitchen towel over the top to avoid splashing). Return to the pot and stir with a whisk to even out the texture. Heat through, adjust salt and add pepper to taste.

SWEET POTATO AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP (WITH A HINT OF JAMAICA!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Prepare the sweet potatoes and squash by peeling and cubing.
• Peel and grate the root ginger.
• Roast the sweet potatoes and squash in a little olive oil along with the garlic (leave whole) and grated ginger for approximately 25mins.
• Prepare the veg stock and add jerk seasoning and chopped onions.
• Add the roasted veg mix to the stock and simmer for approximately 20mins or until the veg is very soft.
• Remove from the heat and blend with a hand blender until smooth. Add the milk as you are doing this as the soup will be quite thick so use the milk to thin it out and to add extra creaminess. Season with salt if necessary.
• Serve.

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.