It was rainy and chilly on the first day of autumn in Vancouver, which made me crave fall foods. The farmer’s markets had some beautiful butternut squash, so I decided to make a vegan (gluten free) recipe of roasted butternut soup.
I am always amazed at how simple blender soups are. This recipe is only 45 minutes long, but it doesn’t involve a lot of work. I was able to cook a second meal while the squash roasted.
This recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving!
Preparation Time:
5
Cook Time
40
Total Time:
45
Serves:
4
Ingredients:
- 1 medium butternut, peeled and cut in half, vertically, with seeds removed.
- 1 tsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil (or coconut or avocado oil)
- Half a red onion diced
- Crushed and finely chopped 4 large cloves of garlic
- Peel and finely chop a 1 inch ginger nob (it was the size of half my thumb).
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Half a teaspoon cinnamon
- optional: cayenne
- Organic vegetable broth – 750ml to 1L (less the thicker the soup you want).
- salt & pepper
Directions:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400F. I used convection. If you do not have convection then 425F will work.
- Prepare the squash by peeling it, cutting it in half vertically, and removing its seeds. (Note: You don’t need to peel the squash in advance but it will be easier to handle when it is hot from the oven.)
- Sprinkle salt and pepper on the squash and brush the insides with 1 tsp of olive oil
- Roast for 40-50 minutes, until fork tender
- Heat the pan with 1 TBSP of olive oil on medium heat.
- Add the red onions to the pan along with 1 tsp of salt and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Stir the mixture for 30-60 seconds.
- Blend the mixture of garlic, ginger, and onions
- Blend the nutmeg, cinnamon and optionally cayenne in the blender
- After the squash has been cooked, remove it from the oven. Chop into six large chunks. Add three chunks to the blender.
- Blend in 1/2 of the vegetable broth.
- Take out half of the mixture, but leave some in the blender
- Blend the remaining vegetable broth with the squash.
- Add the remaining soup to the pot.
- The soup is already very flavourful, so it doesn’t really need any additional garnishes.
