Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

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"Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup with crispy sage, brown butter & apple chips✨✨"
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Prep time 1hr
Cook time 2hrs
Serves or Makes: 6

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ingredients

  • 1 (about 2.5 pounds) butternut squash
  • 4 apples, plus more for garnish
  • bunch of fresh sage
  • bunch of fresh thyme
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 6 cups chicken stock, (or vegetable stock)
  • 2 small onions, chopped
  • 5 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk, (heavy cream or crème fraîche works too)
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • umami spice, (a blend of ground mushrooms, thyme, ground mustard seed, salt & pepper & crushed red pepper)
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter

Method

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2

    Cut squash in half, cut off the neck and set aside. scoop out seeds from the bulb and set aside. brush both sides with olive oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper & put sprigs of fresh sage inside. Place cut side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut up 4 apples, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake the apples with squash for an hour.

  • Step 3

    Peel and cube the squash from the neck and add to a large pot with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, onions, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Cook on low for 5 minutes.

  • Step 4

    Stir in 1 tablespoon honey and cook for a few more minutes. Add 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock and herbs, 8 sprigs of thyme, 4 bay leaves & 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns. Simmer 15 minutes.

  • Step 5

    Clean the seeds, drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, and bake until they’re golden and crispy.

  • Step 6

    For the apple chips: slice one apple very thin with a mandoline and add to a baking pan with a rack or air fryer basket, fry/bake until they crisp up.

  • Step 7

    Scoop out the roasted squash and add to the pot along with the apples, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg & 1 teaspoon umami blend. Simmer for 30 minutes.

  • Step 8

    Heat the salted butter over medium heat and add fresh sage leaves. Fry a few minutes until crisp and remove from the pan. Save the brown butter to garnish.

  • Step 9

    Remove the soup from heat, discard herbs and purée. Stir in the coconut milk (or cream) and adjust spice to taste.

  • Step 10

    Ladle into bowls and garnish with more cream, brown butter, crispy sage, apple chips and roasted squash seeds.