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This creamy – without the cream – soup is full of warm spices and hot chillies and makes for an exciting first course to a Thanksgiving feast.
By Sowmya Dinavahi
Vegan Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
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- Author: Sowmya
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
This creamy – without the cream – soup is full of warm spices and hot chillies and makes for an exciting first course to a Thanksgiving feast.
Ingredients
- 4–5 cups of vegetable stock
- 750 g butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed, cut into 2cm dice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 sticks celery, trimmed and chopped
- 1–2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 mild red or green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
- lemon juice, to taste
- sprigs thyme, to garnish (optional)
- Cashew cream , to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 Deg F
- Add the squash to a roasting tray with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and all the spices. Mix and coat them well to cook in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until soft.
- Meanwhile, place a wide pan on a medium heat and add the remaining olive oil. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and chopped green chilli and fry for 10 minutes, or until softened . Add the roasted squash and vegetable stock to the pan. Bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are soft and cooked through.
- Pulse them all in a food processor until smooth. Taste and check for spices and salt. Add some lemon juice to it and serve warm with bread.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
Sowmya shares her culinary journey and passion for cooking and photography on her blog named 'Messy Kitchen Stories'. Her cooking style is mostly authentic South Indian cuisine and a little bit of Baking.She likes to cook anything and everything vegetarian. Mostly She tries to recreate the magic that her mom creates in her traditional South Indian dishes. Apart from that, If she loves something that she had outside, she cannot rest until she make it exactly the way she had it. She is a native from India but currently residing in Lincoln, NE with her husband.