5 Ingredient Apple Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and cook until it turns nut brown. Add the leeks and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute briefly to release its fragrance.
• Add the squash and apples, raise the heat to high, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Toasted Spice Rub and cook briefly to toast it, about 1 minute.
• Add the stock or broth-water mixture, bring to a simmer, and partially cover. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the squash and apples are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer in batches to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Return to the pot, reheat to serving temperature, and season with salt.
• Divide the soup among warmed bowls and garnish each portion with some of the walnuts, if using. Serve immediately.
• In a small heavy pan over medium heat, combine the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool. Put in a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes. Pour into a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients.
• Yield: about 1 cup
• In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat about 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add walnuts and blanch for 30 seconds. Drain and transfer nuts to a medium bowl. While nuts are still hot and slightly wet, add confectioners' sugar and toss to coat nuts. Stir and toss until all the sugar has melted into the nuts; if bits of unmelted sugar remain on the nuts, they will not fry properly.
• Stir the nuts again before frying. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer a few nuts to the hot oil, allowing the foam to subside before adding another spoonful. (Otherwise, the oil could foam over and burn you.) Fry in small batches until the nuts are medium brown, about 45 seconds per batch; be careful not to overcook. Scatter on an unlined baking sheet to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, stir together cayenne, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and the pepper.
• While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a bowl and sprinkle evenly with about half of the spice mix. Toss well to distribute the spices and then taste a nut. Add more spice mix, to taste, and toss well after each addition. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.
• Yield: 4 cups

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH & APPLE SOUP RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• NOTE: You don't have to roast the vegetables nor garlic. I find that when I roast vegetables, they take on a deeper and nuttier flavor. Roasting garlic transforms a pungent and strong flavor into a mellow and sweet Preheat the oven to 375F. Cut a small sheet of aluminum foil. Center 4-5 fresh garlic cloves and lightly drizzle with olive oil. Seal the foil and place on the baking sheet with the butternut squash and/or apples. Roasting time is 20-25 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool. Once the garlic is cool enough to safely handle, the soft pulp will gently squeeze out. Set aside. On a parchment of foiled lined baking sheet, dump the diced butternut squash. Drizzle a little olive oil (1-2 Tbsp.) and sprinkle with some coarse salt & black pepper. With your hands, toss the squash to coat and season evenly. Roast for approximately 20 minutes, until tender and lightly golden on the edges. On a separate baking sheet, do the same for the apple chunks. (You could roast it all one one large pan, if you have room.) Roast for about 15 minutes. In a Dutch Oven, add a bit of olive oil (enough to lightly coat the pan) and one small pat of unsalted butter, on medium heat. Add the leeks and cook until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Add the curry (if you are using it) and stir for about 15 seconds. Add the roasted garlic. (Note you can add fresh garlic, but use 1 small clove and be careful it doesn't burn.) Add the roasted squash, diced potato, apples, the white wine and apple juice. Add 2-3 cups of chicken stock-- enough to just cover the vegetables and fruit. Tie the thyme & bay leaves with kitchen twine. (NOTE: You can add the thyme directly to the soup, but I used a bouquet garni just to flavor the broth. I wanted to remove the herbs for aesthetic purposes only.) Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer on low heat. Allow the soup to cook for 20-30 minutes. NOTE: If you opted not to roast the vegetables, allow to simmer about 45 minutes, so that the vegetables and apples can cook to fork tender. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. Otherwise, use a blender to puree in batches. Be very careful to put a towel over the top of the blender. The soup will be quite thick (from the potato starch). Taste and adjust your seasonings with more salt, if necessary. If desired, add heavy cream or whole milk to thin and give a lighter color and richer flavor. Otherwise, add more chicken or vegetable stock, until it reaches your desired consistency. TASTING NOTES: If you love the taste of butternut squash, then decrease to using only 1 apple and just a splash of apple juice. Since I'm wary of butternut squash, I loved the balance of the apples that toned down the bitterness (to my personal taste buds) of the butternut squash. You could substitute sage, instead of thyme, which I think would be delicious.

APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes. Add squash, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add apples, salt, cumin, coriander, ginger, cayenne, black pepper, stock, and the water (just enough to cover). Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Puree in batches in a food processor or blender until smooth, and return to saucepan. Heat over low, thinning with more water if necessary. To serve, ladle into shallow bowls; garnish with diced apples, jalapeno slices, and sour cream if desired.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute butternut squash, leeks, carrots, and celery in hot butter until vegetables are softened, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir apples, thyme, and sage into the squash mixture; pour in chicken stock and cider. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover pot with a lid, and cook until vegetables and apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove soup from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return mixture to pot and season with salt to taste. Garnish individual servings with crumbled bacon.

HOLIDAY APPLE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Combine Swanson® Chicken Broth, squash, carrots, apple, and butter in stock pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables and apple are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Puree mixture using an immersion blender or potato masher.
• Stir in white wine, cream, brown sugar, and five-spice powder. Place pot over low heat and simmer until heated through, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with bacon and scallions.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND ROASTED APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut each squash quarter in half and place in a large bowl. Quarter and core apples, and add to bowl. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons oil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Rub everything to coat well, and transfer to a large baking sheet. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake until apples are soft in center, about 30 minutes. Transfer apples to a plate to cool, and return squash to oven to bake until soft, another 15 to 30 minutes. When apples and squash are cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh into a large bowl; discard skins. Working in batches, purée squash and apples in a food processor or blender. If necessary, add some apple cider to each batch to help purée.
• Transfer purée to a 4- to 6-quart soup pot. Add remaining cider and enough chicken broth or water for desired consistency. Place over medium-low heat. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice; as soup warms, flavors will emerge. Heat just until steaming, and adjust seasonings to taste. Ladle into warm bowls. If desired, garnish with dried cranberries or dried cherries, toasted almond slivers and diced apple.

APPLE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Half squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
• Cut each half into thirds and peel.
• Place squash, onion and carrot in single layer in baking dish and drizzle with melted butter.
• Stir to coat.
• Roast vegetables for 1 hour, until tender, turning vegetables over halfway through.
• Transfer vegetables to a large saucepan.
• Add apples, broth, and salt.
• Simmer, covered for 30 minutes until apples are tender.
• Add thyme and pepper, stir.
• Process soup in batches.
• Portion into bowls and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs if desired.