Smokey Butternut Squash Soup Food

SMOKEY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with a large sheet of aluminum foil.
• Toss butternut squash, shallot, 2 tablespoons canola oil, paprika, chili powder, chipotle powder, and ginger together in a bowl until evenly mixed and coated. Pour into prepared roasting pan and wrap aluminum foil around squash mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir reserved butternut squash seeds, pinch salt, and pinch ground black pepper in the skillet until lightly toasted, 5 minutes. Add Brussels sprouts leaves and cook, stirring occasionally, until leaves are slightly crispy and seeds are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir maple syrup into seed mixture and immediately remove from heat.
• Pour butternut squash mixture and almond milk into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until soup is smooth.
• Pour butternut squash soup into bowls and top with squash seeds and Brussels sprouts mixture, pomegranate seeds, and goat cheese.

SMOKY SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wide pot over medium heat. Add the cumin and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste, carrots and chipotles and cook, stirring, until the carrots brown, about 8 minutes.
• Increase the heat to high and stir in the potatoes and squash, making sure they are well coated. Season generously with salt and pepper and continue to cook until the potatoes begin to soften, about 5 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil.
• Adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until the potato and squash are tender, about 15 minutes. Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender until smooth or with an immersion blender in the pot. Rewarm over medium heat and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Serve with a dusting of smoked paprika.
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BUTTERNUT SQUASH SMOKY QUESO DIP

Steps:

• Place the sage on a paper towel and leave it in a cool dry place to dry it out for 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Heat a smoker to 350 degrees F with char-hickory pellets.
• Cut the neck or narrow end of the butternut squash off to separate it from the round, bulbous bottom end. Scoop the seeds out of the squash bottom and reserve to use as a dip bowl. Peel the narrow end and cut into about 1-inch dice. (You should have about 4 cups of diced squash.)
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the squash, chipotle chile and some salt and saute until the squash starts to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, toss the shredded cheeses with the cornstarch in a bowl and set aside. Add 1 cup water to the squash, then simmer until very tender, about another 10 minutes. Add the milk, then blend using an immersion blender until silky and smooth. Add the cheese, then stir well to help melt the cheese. Season to taste with salt. Transfer the pan to the smoker and let the queso absorb that wonderful smoke until the color is darker and the flavor is smokier, about 30 minutes.
• Draw a face on your squash bottom if you wish, then add the dip directly to the squash. Carefully light the dried-out sage, then blow it out to create smoke and stick it straight up in your dip. Cover it with a dome or deep bowl (tall enough not to smush the sage bunch); this will infuse the flavor and keep the demons and ghouls away. Remove the dome right when guests are ready to eat. Serve with kale chips, tortilla chips, raw veggies or soft pretzels.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH SMOKY BACON *

Steps:

• 1. Toss squash and carrots with olive oil. Arrange in baking dish and roast uncovered in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender.
• 2. In large soup pot, cook bacon until crisp; remove bacon with slotted spoon and reserve for the soup garnish. Add onions to soup pot and sauté in bacon drippings over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3. Add roasted vegetables and chicken broth to soup pot and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Working in several small batches, blend soup in food processor or blender until smooth. Return to soup pot, bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper.
• 4. Serve soup in large bowls garnished with crisp crumbled bacon.