Sweet Vegan Butternut Squash Soup Food

VEGAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, and ginger. Cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, coriander, paprika, and chile flakes. Add butternut squash, yam, carrots, and celery. Add enough water to just cover.
• Increase heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all vegetables are fork-tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Fill a blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour back into the saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup. Add maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

SWEET VEGAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a baking sheet with olive oil.
• Place butternut squash and sweet potato cut-sides down on the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• While squash and potato are cooking, heat 3 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and fresh sage and cook until garlic is browned and sage is crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove sage to a paper-towel lined plate. Transfer garlic to a blender.
• Scoop out the flesh of the butternut squash and potato using a spoon and transfer to the blender with garlic. Discard squash and potato skins. Add maple syrup and 1 cup vegetable broth to the blender and process until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve to remove any lumps and transfer into a large pot. Add remaining 3 cups vegetable broth, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, 1 tablespoon thyme, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with pepper and sprinkle with crushed sage leaves.

SWEET AND CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan on low.
• Add squash and spices.
• Stir-cook on low for three minutes and then add water.
• Cover pan and increase heat to level six.
• Allow to steam for ten minutes.
• Remove from heat and blend contents of pan in a food processor with 1/2 quart of skim milk.
• Pour food processor mixture into a pot and add Splenda brown sugar blend.
• Heat to level 6 while stirring in the remaining skim milk. (The amount of milk added is variable to desired texture.).
• Cover and simmer on level 4 for 15 minutes.
• If serving warm, ladle soup into bowls and garnish with crushed walnuts and cinnamon. (An alternative is to use more Splenda Brown Sugar Blend).
• If serving cold, refrigerate for 2 hours and then follow previous instructions.

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.