Thursday 18 October 2018

White Wine Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

1 Butternut squash, roasted, peeled and cubed
1 Large yellow onion
2 Large carrots, peeled and diced
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cumin
2 Cloves garlic, peeled and minced
salt & pepper, to taste
4 Cups vegetable stock
1/2 Cup white wine, I used Sauvignon Blanc
2 Tbsp butter
Olive Oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400. Meanwhile, coat diced butternut squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper and roast for 30 minutes or until softened, in an even layer on a baking sheet.

Melt butter in soup pot, then add the diced onion. Cook until soft over medium-low heat with dash of salt and pepper, and the thyme, paprika, and cumin. Stir often so they do not burn. Add the vegetable stock, white wine and galic. Increase heat to medium. Add diced carrots.

When the squash comes out of the oven, allow to cool. Add into the pot and combine with the onions. Bring the soup to a boil. Stir and reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer together for 15 minutes or until carrots are soft.

Puree using an immersion blender until soup is 75% smooth with some little chunks of squash and carrot left over. If you don't have an immersion blender wait until the soup is cooled and ladle into a blender to puree, then you can reheat on the stove. Enjoy.

Originally published in The Wine Cellar October 2018