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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
With onion and lightly spiced with curry powder, ginger, mustard seeds, cumin.
Recipe Summary Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Here's a rich soup for an autumn day--winter squash is roasted and pureed and blended into a creamy broth seasoned with cinnamon and roasted coriander.Ingredients | Butternut Squash And Lemongrass Soup
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups raw winter squash (butternut, hubbard, acorn)
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup diced onion (1/4-inch)
¼ cup diced celery (1/4-inch)
¼ cup diced carrot (1/4-inch)
1 cinnamon stick
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 (32 ounce) carton Progresso® chicken broth
½ teaspoon ground toasted coriander (Optional)
Roasted Winter Squash (above)
½ cup half-and-half, if desired* (Optional)
2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds
½ cup Progresso® plain Panko crispy bread crumbs, toasted light brown in saute pan over medium heat
Directions
To make roasted winter squash: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat butter over medium-high heat in an ovenproof saute pan; add diced squash, salt and pepper. When squash begins to brown, place pan in oven. Roast for 15 minutes or until medium-brown on all sides. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Puree in food processor, or mash with potato masher or ricer. Measure 1 1/2 cups squash; reserve.
To make soup: Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the onion, celery, carrot and cinnamon stick; saute until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broth and the coriander; bring to a boil. Simmer for several minutes. Stir in reserved squash until smooth; simmer gently to let the flavors meld, about 10 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick.
Puree the soup using an immersion blender or in a blender until smooth. (The soup can be made ahead to this point, cooled, covered, and refrigerated for several days or frozen for about 1 month. It will thicken as it cools and may need thinning with broth or water when reheating.)
Return the soup to the pan and reheat gently. Add the half-and-half. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Top each serving with pumpkin seeds and toasted bread crumbs.
Tip *Depending on how rich you want it, or how cold it is outside, you can use cream, yogurt or mascarpone instead of the half-and-half.
Recipe created by Michael Chiarello for Progresso. Copyright 2010 Michael Chiarello.
Info | Butternut Squash And Lemongrass Soup
prep: 30 mins additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 4 Yield: 4 cups
