Butternut Squash – My Favorite Soup
This gluten free butternut squash soup is great for a cold winter's day. We've had a lot of those lately. I haven't worn anything outside but snow boots in 2007. We just had our 7th snow storm in seven weeks. I don't mind, I was raised in California where we pretended that a heavy frost was "snow." Here's some good grub for staying warm.
Gluten Free Butternut Squash Soupprint friendly recipe
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or salted butter
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced in 2 inch cubes
8 cups water or stock, boiling
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or salted butter
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced in 2 inch cubes
8 cups water or stock, boiling
- In a large soup pot, warm the oil (or butter)
- Caramelize onion in the pot, sautéing 10-15 minutes until golden brown
- Add the squash cubes and cook for 10 more minutes until the outside of the cube is a bit soft
- Pour the boiling water (or stock) over the onion/squash mixture
- Bring entire mixture up to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes
- In a vita-mix, puree soup in very small batches (as not to scorch yourself and have soup splattered on your ceiling) at low, then working up to high speed until mixture is smooth and creamy
- Serve piping hot (unless for babes)
Serves 8
Posted on January 30, 2007 in soups by Elana
you might also like: Fennel Apple Soup
or Yellow Split Pea Soup with Smoked Paprika
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Hi Elana,
I was wondering which brand of store-bought vegetarian stock/broth you recommend if homemade is not an option.
This soup looks tasty...my fiancé loves any recipe that begins with "caramelize the onions..." :)
Thanks,
~M
Hi ~M,
Sorry I can't be of more help with this, I make stock every Friday night with the bones from our Shabbos chicken dish. I can't recall the last time I bought stock pre-made.
Maybe you could post this question in the forums.
Thanks,
Elana
Hi Elana,
This soup was fabulous and almost sweet! I am so happy to have another great soup in my repertoire. And I bet it would be great with other winter squash. I made it completely vegan with grapeseed oil and Imagine's No-Chicken broth.
For the last two weeks, I've been taking my soup to work in glass mason jars. I love that there is absolutely no leakage, that the glass is dishwasher-safe, and that they are cheap (compared with replacing cheapo tupperware) in addition to the 10 other reasons you mention in your other post! My fellow employees comment about the good idea, and I always refer to your blog! I just need to find the half-size ones (like you used for custard) for hummus or almond butter!
I would love to see a post on how you make your weekly stock with the leftover bones from your Shabbat chicken. Do you add vegetables? I've always used fresh chicken (although sometimes cheap parts like necks, backs, wings, and even feet), but this would be another frugal trick/approach that I would like to learn!
As another side note, my mother has gotten on a kick of making a huge pot of stock...daily. My dad decided that clarified chicken soup (from scratch) beats coffee and now drinks the consomme in a mug around the clock. I'm sure his ulcer appreciates it. :P Lucky for me, my husband and I prefer our chicken soup "dirty" (unclarified, with all the cooked vegetables and chicken).
I wish you and your family a fun and safe Halloween this weekend! Take care!
~M,
I'm glad you enjoyed the soup.
I will look for more online jar options in various sizes and put them in my Elana's Pantry amazon store if I can locate them for you.
Thanks for the chicken stock suggestion. I've been meaning to post that recipe, it's fun and practically free --I make mine almost entirely from scraps. I think you'll like it, given our affinity for cooking, cost savings and excel spreadsheets.
xo Elana
I can't wait to read about your frugal chicken soup and your other soups! Dairy-free, low-fat, nutritious soups make such excellent lunches for me and warm me up! By the way, do you have a carrot soup? Every one I try is on the bland side or with way too much curry for me. :(
~M,
Yes, I do need to post the frugal chicken stock recipe; I'm a bit back logged with the holidays. I will put your carrot soup request on my list.
Thanks for all of your comments!
Elana
I made this tonight and it is wonderful!!! I didn't feel like getting out my vitamix so I mushed it up with a potatoe masher. I never thought butternut squash soup would be good so I didn't try it for 38 yrs! I wish I had tried it sooner! Fantastic!
Just made this yummy soup! Kids are enjoying it too! I even made my vegetable stock from scratch. Just think I've been composting my veggie scraps without getting all the flavor first. Thanks again! The kids are going for seconds:)
Hubby added plain horseradish to his soup, gave it a flavorful dimension. He is suggesting different proteins for the next batch. Guess this recipe is a keeper!
I created this magical soup tonight. I loved the color of this soup. It was so easy to prepare other than the cutting of the actual butternut squash which required the muscles of my husband. The crazy thing is...my picky 5 year old devoured it but my 8 year old who usually eats just about everything I make - made faces at the soup. I conveinced her to eat her soup or at least part of it or else she would face the sheriff!! She finally ate it. The great thing is - I filled some glass jars with the left over soup and put in the freezer. I also have a jar in the fridge for tomorrow. My husband thought it was great and had 2 or was it 3 helpings.
Thanks Elana for another fantastic recipe to add to my notebook of gluten free recipes. Yummy and healthy!! I'll blog about it later on my facebook and livejournal.
Yummy to my tummy!
Golden Yummy in a bowl. I created Elana's butternut squash soup. It was sooooo easy to make although I did require my husbands muscles to cut into the butternut squash for me. Yikes! The funny thing is, I didn't think our picky 5 year old would eat any of it after the first bite. She has sensory disorders...so we never know what she will eat easily without a fuss. She LOVED it and asked for more! I couldn't believe it. My husband asked for several bowls. He made the comment that it is like we are eating at a top resturant now that mommy is cooking all these new recipes. Unfortunately there must be one at the table that disagrees with the over whelming majority. Our 8 year, who usually eats just about everything and likes it...did
not like it at all. I did get her to finish her bowl but she did not ask for more. The great thing is...it made enough for me to fill several glass bottles for the freezer.
Now we have golden yummy in the freezer.
Thanks a bunch Elana for helping me to build my confidence in cooking again and cooking gluten free. I'm not sure what our next adventure will be but I'm sure it will be a yummy one!!
P.S. I blogged about in on my facebook and my livejournal (glutenfreelife).