Great Green Blender Soup And Crème Fraîche Recipes

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the squash on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle over the melted butter, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Spread out in a single layer on the baking sheet, allowing space in between the cubes when possible. Roast until tender and lightly browned on the bottom, about 25 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until the shallots have softened and turned a light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, if using bacon, heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat and add the bacon pieces. Saute until they are cooked and crisp, then transfer them with a slotted spoon to some paper towels to drain.
• Add the cooked butternut squash to the simmering broth. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor (alternately you can run the mixture through a food mill, which offers a great kind of nubby texture, or puree right in the pot with an immersion blender). Return the pureed soup to the pot. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Add the cream and heat just until warmed through. Place the creme fraiche in a small bowl and stir with a fork make it very soft and creamy. Ladle the soup into bowls, swirl in a tablespoon of the creme fraiche, and sprinkle with some crisped bacon, if using.

WILTED GREENS SOUP WITH CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook onion and thyme, stirring often, until onion is translucent and tender, about 5 minutes. Add potato and cook, stirring occasionally, until potato surfaces look chalky, about 2 minutes. Add broth, bring to a boil, and cook until potato is tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in greens, peas, and sugar, remove from heat, and let sit 10 minutes to allow greens to soften. Purée soup in a blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
• Serve soup topped with crème fraîche and herbs.

PEA SOUP WITH CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Cook shallots in oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add potato and salt and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add water and simmer, covered, until potato is tender, about 15 minutes. Add peas and simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes.
• Purée in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), then force through a very fine sieve into a saucepan. Reheat soup and season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle servings with crème fraîche.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND TOMATO SOUP WITH DILL CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• SOUP.
• pre-heat oven broiler.
• lay tin foil onto a cookie sheet
• cut peppers in half, remove seeds and the stem, cut the top off the head of garlic and rub with olive oil, salt and pepper, cut tomatoes in half and place on foil and place under broiler.
• remove tomatoes after 5 minutes.
• remove peppers and garlic after 10 minutes, wrap in the foil and set aside until cooled enough to handle.
• heat remaining oil in a medium pot on medium-low heat
• peel tomatoes and peppers (skins will slip off easily) and squeeze garlic out and add everything to the pot as well as chicken stock and simmer for 5 minutes.
• puree the soup (in a blender or with a hand blender) and add sugar.
• season to taste and simmer for 10 minutes.
• CREME FRAICHE.
• whip cream briskly until stiff.
• gently fold wipped cream, sour cream and dill together
• add a healthy dollop onto every steamy bowl of soup.
• yummy.