Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Sweet Butternut Squash Soup


One of the biggest drawbacks of having an overdeveloped sweet tooth is that I don’t really like vegetables at all. However, I know that eating plenty of vegetables is an important part of healthy living, so I am always on the lookout for easy, yummy, vegetable-based recipes. This past weekend, I was thumbing through my copy of Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special and decided to try Butternut Squash Soup with Frizzled Sage. Of course, I can never leave well enough alone, so I made a few tweaks to the recipe. Even with my modifications, it’s not that quick, but it sure is easy and very sweet! I’ll be eating the leftovers for lunch all this week, I liked it so much. Here’s the modified recipe I’ll use next time I make this soup.

 

Sweet Butternut Squash Soup

¼ cup olive oil
3 pounds of precut butternut squash (I bought mine at Trader Joe’s)
6 garlic cloves
2 large white onions, peeled and quartered
¼ cup water
3 cups apple juice (mmm…sweet, sweet apple juice)
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
 
Preheat the oven to 400o. Line a large baking sheet with foil and brush the foil with some of the olive oil. Add the butternut squash, onion and garlic and brush with remaining olive oil. Pour water into the bottom of the backing sheet, cover with more foil, and bake 45-50 minutes until veggies are soft. Transfer veggies (without drippings) to a large bowl. Add apple juice, thyme, nutmeg and salt, and then use a stick blender to puree the soup until it is as smooth as it is sweet. Serve as is, or reheat on the stove as needed. Makes 6 servings.


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3 comments:

  1. Sounds really tasty, and love the simplicity of the ingredients!

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  2. I need to get that cookbook,I used to eat at the Moosewood when I was in college in the late 70's. fun,funky little place, out in the wicks!

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  3. I need to get that cookbook,I used to eat at the Moosewood when I was in college in the late 70's. fun,funky little place, out in the wicks!

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