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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