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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

This Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect fusion of East meets West. It has minimal spices and no cream. It is dairy free and low carb.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butternut squash recipes, fall recipes, soup recipes
Servings: 6
Author: Zeeshan Shah

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash about 1 - 1 1/2 pound
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for brushing butternut squash
  • 1 large white onion roughly chopped
  • 4 cups homemade bone broth or vegetable stock. I use Pacific Organic.
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger or 1 inch knob whole
  • 1 cinnamon stick Ceylon Cinnamon is best
  • 3 peppercorns
  • 1 clove
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 (218) degrees.
  • Cut the squash down the middle and remove the seeds with a spoon. Coat the cut sides with olive oil and lay flat side down on a cookie sheet. Roast the squash for 40 minutes till the skin is browned and the flesh is fork tender.
  • Meanwhile chop the onion and set aside. Heat a medium sized saute pan on medium heat. Once it is hot, add the oil and add the chopped onion and saute till translucent. This should take about 5 -7 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and saute some more, about 30 seconds. Next add the rest of the spices and saute to allow the spices to bloom, about 30 seconds.
  • Once the squash is ready, let it cool for a few minutes and then scoop out the buttery flesh and throw away the skin.
  • In a high speed blender, add the squash, onion mixture and the stock. Blend till fully incorporated.
  • The soup is now ready. Adjust consistency and salt to your liking. If you like a thinner soup, add more water/stock. You can serve as is or pour the soup back into the pan and heat it up some more.
  • Garnish with pumpkin seeds, some red pepper flakes and enjoy!

Notes

  • You can use pumpkin spice in place of the whole spices if you wish. Just substitute with 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice.