Our girl Bere had some butternut squash sitting around the table and couldn’t help herself. She suggested this delicious recipe from Masala Herb that she has been dying to try. The Roasted Butternut Squash Soup was easy,delicious and dare we say FUN to make.
Ana
Andrea
Bere
Cori
Juli
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Have you done this before? No
Tools for the recipe: Baking sheet, simmering pot, food processor
Ingredient substitute:10 oz butternut squash instead of the full amount, 1 ½ cup of chicken broth and 1 ½ cup of water, cut all spices in half
Experience doing the recipe: There was something about the apple and veggie mix that made my family bail out of this. As a result, I decided to cut the recipe down to make it a smaller portion. My butternut squash was pre-cut, pre-washed to save time. Since there were only 10oz, I baked my ingredients for only 12 min. to be honest, I did not cut back on the olive oil because my veggies need to be disguised in fat. So my apple and butternut squash were really golden and roasted. My onion was almost pureed when I put it in the oil, I hate finding sliced onions in my soup. I also used less chicken stock and water but still let the entire soup simmer for 10min. instead of a hand blender I transferred everything to my food processor. The taste of this soup was amazing. I loved it. It was creamy, flavourful, filling, and above all very well-seasoned. The apple and onion are definitively undercover in this soup and did not overpower the butternut squash. The portion reduction was enough for me to have 2 servings of about 1 cup each.
Would you try doing the recipe again? I am not sure, as I was the only one willing to eat it. But taste wise is it a really good option to have a light and fulfilling meal.
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Have you done this before? No
Tools for the recipe: knife, cutting board, pot, ninja toaster
Ingredient substitute: no subs, followed everything word by word
Experience doing the recipe: I was a little skeptical about this and just for the reason, I don’t like ginger and I am not a fan of soup. But I gave it a try and made sure to follow the recipe to the T. I roasted my veggies, I mixed all my ingredients and put everything to cook. I only had beef broth, which I thought was a little too strong flavor but the recipe didn’t specify what kind of broth to use. Also, the recipe said that it was about 10 minutes to cook everything together but I felt like it needed a little bit longer to make the apple softer. I also didn’t have a hand mixer and my mom was taking a nap so after I cooked everything together I let it sit for a while to cool off. After my mom woke up from her nap I put everything in the blender and blended it to make it a smooth texture.
I gotta say I was very surprised. The soup was delicious! I didn’t mix the cream in because my mom is lactose intolerant, so I put some Zsar Zsar seasoning on hers and then I mixed some sour cream into mine.
Would you try doing the recipe again? It was a little too gingery in my opinion but I would love to try it again with less ginger and maybe a vegetable broth that is not so strong in flavor.
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