Winter Squash Apple And Walnut Soup Food

WINTER SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large stockpot over moderate heat. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato, garlic, jalapeno and salt and cook 1 to 2 minutes longer. Add the squash and stock and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes, or until the squash is falling apart and soup is thickened slightly. Puree soup with an immersion blender, or use a blender and return soup to a clean pan. Add the milk and heat gently. Stir in the cheese and adjust the seasonings.;

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and curry powder in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot.
• Peel the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into chunks. Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Cut into chunks.
• Add the squash, apples, salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash and apples are very soft. Process the soup through a food mill fitted with a large blade, or puree it coarsely in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Pour the soup back into the pot. Add the apple cider or juice and enough water to make the soup the consistency you like; it should be slightly sweet and quite thick. Check the salt and pepper and serve hot.

WINTER SQUASH, APPLE AND WALNUT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except the walnuts pieces in a large saucepan and stir to blend well. Cook the soup over medium heat until warmed through, about six to eight minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and add a few chopped walnut pieces in the center.

ROASTED WINTER SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large roasting pan, toss squash, onions, garlic, and apples with oil to coat. Season well with salt and chile powder. Roast, stirring every 10 minutes, until vegetables are fork-tender and lightly browned, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer half the vegetables and 2 cups stock to a food processor; puree until smooth. Repeat with remaining vegetables and broth. Return pureed mixture to pot, thinning soup with stock, if necessary. Season with salt and chile powder; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Serve immediately, garnished with Cilantro Walnut Pesto, if desired.

WINTER SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut squash in half, remove seeds and place squash face down on an oiled baking sheet. Bake about 30-45 minutes (depending upon size) in a preheated 350 degree F oven until soft.
• While squash is baking, heat the butter in a heavy soup pot over medium low heat. Add onions, leeks, and carrots. Sweat until soft. Do not brown. Add vegetable stock to soup pot and bring to a gentle simmer.
• When squash is done, scoop cooked squash from the. Add squash to the soup pot. Continue to simmer about 30 minutes, or until vegetables are thoroughly cooked and softened.
• Puree soup mixture in a blender or food processor. This may require several batches. Strain soup through a medium mesh strainer and discard the solids.
• Season with allspice, ginger, salt and pepper. Portion soup into individual bowls. Slice apples very thin and arrange attractively on top of soup. Garnish with Cinnamon Croutons.
• **Cinnamon Croutons - take day old bread & cube. Place bread in a large zip style bag. Add some cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, and melted butter. Shake well until all bread is coated. Bake in pre-heated 400 degree over till golden. You may have to stir them once during cooking.
• Recipe written by Sherry Schie, Jazzy Cooking with Sherry, LLC.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Note: I used 1½ pounds of frozen cut up butternut squash. If you use frozen, just roast with the other vegetables for 45 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut squash in half, scoop out and discard the seeds, and brush the exposed flesh with half the olive oil.
• Peel and chop the onions into large chunks. Chop the carrots in half. Peel the garlic cloves.
• Toss the carrots, onions, and garlic with the rest of the oil.
• Place the carrots, garlic, and onions on a foil-lined baking sheet along with the squash, cut side down.
• Roast the vegetables for 45 minutes. Remove everything but the squash. Roast the squash for another 15 minutes.
• Peel the apples and cut them into large chunks. Peel and cut the potatoes into medium-sized chunks.
• Place them in the soup pot along with the broth and thyme.
• Add the scooped out flesh of the squash and the roasted vegetables and garlic. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the thyme stems.
• Using a blender or food processor, puree the soup. Return it to the pot and reheat gently.
• Salt and pepper to taste.