Gingered Butternut Squash Soup

I have not done a #SundaySupper for a while but I couldn’t pass up this with a great theme of Warming Trends hosted by T.R. Crumbley from Gluten Free Crumbley. This theme has recipes that will warm your stomach and your soul. Great fall comfort foods like our Gingered Butternut Squash Soup.

My girlfriend Colleen was after a fall soup for Thanksgiving on my site but I didn’t really have a Thanksgiving soup recipe. She was surprised as she loves the soup that I serve at Thanksgiving but I guess I am too busy with preparation to share one on my site at that time.

So this was a perfect theme to showcase one of my delicious soups. I make a different one every time but they are all fall-flavored with wonderful squash, pumpkin, carrots, or sweet potatoes or a combination of.

This one, in particular, I had not made before but they are all around the same fall theme and my company would think they had had it before too. I love using spices like ginger in my fall soups. They all have one connection though as they are delicious!

This soup I topped with sweet and spicy candied pecans, I made two different kinds to try, one crunchy and the other with more of a caramel which gave a softer nut. My family loved both and I will let you decide which one you favor. I have a super quick method for you to get a candied nut.

I added a teaspoon of cream to the top and as you see in the first picture some chives. These are of course additional toppings that you may or may not want to use. The soup actually doesn’t have any cream in it as I used light coconut milk to get that delicious creamy texture, so you may want to omit the additional cream but I think it looks so pretty.

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Gingered Butternut Squash Soup

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours

A great fall soup that will warm your stomach and your soul, Gingered Butternut Squash Soup.

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Ingredients

• 1 large butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 Tbsp. ginger puree
• 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1-14 oz. can light unsweetened coconut milk
• Salt and pepper
• Cream, half and half (optional)
• Chives

Caramelized nuts (optional)

• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne
• 1 tsp. cream (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Rub the inside of the butternut squash with the olive oil. Bake the squash for about 1 hour or until very tender when pierced with a fork. Let cool enough to handle and then spoon out the flesh into a large bowl. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a large pot melt the butter and add the onion, carrots, and ginger, stir over medium heat until softened, about 8 min. Add the stock and squash and simmer for about 20 min. covered, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Uncover and cook for another 10 min. stirring occasionally. Make sure the carrots and the squash are very tender. Remove from heat and add the coconut milk. Taste and adjust seasoning.
3. When cool enough to handle blend in a blender in batches or use a hand blender until smooth.
4. For the caramelized nuts, in a medium fry pan melt the butter and add the sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved. If you want a softer nut and to be more like a caramel add the tsp. of cream, stir to combine. Then add the nuts and the cayenne. Stir well to coat. Don't overcook the sauce as it will get too hard later. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and pour onto a cook sheet covered with waxed paper to cool.
5. When cool, chop the nuts and add to the top of the soup along with a tsp. of cream (optional) and chives if using. Serve immediately.

Here are all the wonderful recipes that we have for you today for our theme Warming Trends, enjoy!

Beverages

• Drunken Pumpkin Spice Latte by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Hot Mulled Caramel Apple Sangria by The Crumby Cupcake
• Mexican Atole by Curious Cuisiniere
• Gluten Free Hot Spiked Apple Cider by Gluten Free Crumbley

Desserts

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• Bananas Foster by Pies and Plots
• Fudge Pudding Cake by Cosmopolitan Cornbread
• Honeycrisp Apple Tart by The Redhead Baker
• Pumpkin Cheesecake in Pumpkins by Desserts Required
• Warm Cardamom and Coconut Rice Pudding by Fearless Dining

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• Butternut Squash Risotto with Pears and Sage by The Wimpy Vegetarian
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• Curry Debal by Palatable Pastime
• Easy Sweet Potato Soup by Healing Tomato
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