A soup that can be made from the leftover roasted squash you couldn’t quite eat, or skip the roast & go straight to the soup.
This recipe also works with pumpkin instead of squash. I’m sure other squashes might also work, but I haven’t yet tried.
Top tip: save the seeds from the squash; you can sprinkle them with a bit of salt & toast them – they make an excellent salad topper, beer snack, or even a garnish for your soup. Also true for pumpkin seeds.
The recipe can be made vegetarian by using veg stock instead of chicken; and made vegan by using only oil (no butter) & skippping the crème fraîche – you could try coconut creme instead.
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, cut into 2cm cubes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- a good knob of butter
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 red chillies, chopped (keep the seeds in for more heat)
- 2 birds eye chillies, diced (keep the seeds in for more heat)
- 1-2 very ripe or over-ripe pears, chopped
- 1.5L chicken or vegetable stock
- 5 tbsp crème fraîche
Directions
- Toss squash with olive oil, season, & roast for 30-35 minutes at 200 C, turning once while cooking.
- While the squash is in the oven, fry the onion, butter & oil in a pot, adding the garlic & chillies after the first minute. Fry until the onions are crispy transparent.
- Once the squash has been cooked until soft, remove from oven & tip into pot with onion mixture.
- Add the chopped pears.
- Add the stock, & blend with a stick blender until smooth.
- Add the crème fraîche & blend again.
- Return to heat, taste, adjust seasoning if required.
- Serve with extra crème fraîche, diced chillies & toasted seeds to garnish.